June 29, 2021

June Newsletter: Stories from those who are defending our freedoms in the U.S.

During this time of the year, with July 4th just around the corner, I get teary-eyed thinking about […]
June 25, 2021

“I Joined AHA Foundation to Give A Voice to Liberal Values”

When Ayaan Hirsi Ali first appeared in major news outlets, Debra Coplan paid only a little attention to […]
June 24, 2021

“As a Muslim Woman, I Was Told What To Do, What To Think, and Never To Question Islam—I Was Indoctrinated,” CTF Fellow Discusses Leaving Islam

Growing up, Hanna Nour always questioned misogynistic practices within her religion. The older she grew, the more questions […]
June 24, 2021

Sadia Hussein: the FGM survivor who is saving girls from the knife – The Guardian

Sadia Hussein had been in labour for three days when she felt she could take no more. She […]
June 22, 2021

A 14-Year-Old Bride, Wed to Her Rapist, Playing on a Jungle Gym – The New York Times

For years, the United States has campaigned against child marriage around the world, from Guatemala to Zimbabwe. But […]
June 17, 2021

Ayaan Hirsi Ali for UnHerd: “Is the EU about to crumble?”

Almost five years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the bloc faces an existential question: which, […]
June 16, 2021

UK set to end legal loophole allowing child marriage – Reuters

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain must scrap a legal loophole allowing child marriage “by the back door”, […]
June 16, 2021

Child Marriage Doesn’t Actually Happen Here, Right? – The New York Times

Why is it so hard to end child marriage in America? In 1762, North Carolina’s colonial governor, Arthur […]
June 16, 2021

UNICEF USA Applauds Passage Of Rhode Island Child Marriage Bill – Forbes

Particularly during times of great hardship, we’re reminded of the power that comes with collective action. That’s just […]
June 15, 2021

The Same Drugs: Ayaan Hirsi Ali on modern feminism and her new book, Prey with Meghan Murphy

June 15, 2021

Navigating the culture wars with Douglas Murray and Ayaan Hirsi Ali – The Spectator [VIDEO]

 
June 14, 2021

Government pledges to raise legal age of marriage to 18 in England and Wales – The Guardian

The government has committed to raising the minimum legal age of marriage to 18 in England and Wales […]
June 14, 2021

Joy as girl who escaped the ‘cut’ 12 years ago reunites with family – The Star

Tears of joy rolled freely down the eyes of Sylvia Keeiz Kosikil as she was reunited with her […]
June 14, 2021

UNFPA-UNICEF renew fight against FGM in the Nigerian State of Imo – The Nation

The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm over upsurge of female Genital Mutilation in the […]
June 10, 2021

The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast: Andrew Doyle on Social Justice

Ayaan talks with Andrew Doyle about the need for comedy in today’s world, how the culture wars affect […]
June 10, 2021

Helping women and girls claim their bodily autonomy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – UNFPA

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Lisa* was orphaned as a child and raised by her sister and […]
June 10, 2021

15 new cases of female genital mutilation reported in Portsmouth in the last year – Portsmouth News

According to data from NHS Digital around 15 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) were seen by NHS […]
June 10, 2021

Rhode Island Governor McKee signs bill banning child marriage – The Boston Globe

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s governor on Monday signed into law a bill meant to ban child marriage […]
June 10, 2021

Ayaan Hirsi Ali with Tucker Carlson: America ‘Best Place in World’ to be Female, Black, Gay, Trans

Somali-Dutch scholar and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali strongly criticized the increasing presence of critical race theory and racial politics in […]
June 3, 2021

‘This is Britain’s 9/11 moment’: Ayaan Hirsi Ali for UnHerd

It’s been just over a week — yet the real importance of Dominic Cummings’s testimony on the British […]