November 29, 2022 In Salzburg, at the first-ever CLARITy Coalition conference, Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s dream came true: “I hoped and dreamed that I would find common cause with Muslim dissidents to put our differences aside and work together to defeat Islamism. This weekend, a small piece of that dream is realized.”The CLARITy Coalition conference took place over 3 days in Salzburg, Austria, at the historic lakeside Schloss Leopoldskron. […]
November 28, 2022‘Going on offense’ against Islamist tyranny in Salzburg, Austria – Raheel Raza Report for Rebel NewsYou have heard me speak ad nauseum about the threat of Islamism, or political Islam – but you […]
November 9, 2022Free speech is under threat, says Ayaan Hirsi Ali – 20th Reichmuth & Co Lecture at the University of LucerneAIn October 2022, our founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali gave the 20th Reichmuth & Co Lecture at the University […]
November 9, 2022Ayaan Hirsi Ali Receives 2022 Frank Schirrmacher Prize—Read Her Acceptance SpeechPublished 11/9/2022 On October 31, 2022, Ayaan Hirsi Ali was awarded the 2022 Frank Schirrmacher Foundation Prize, an […]
November 7, 2022Global coalition vows to defeat political Islamism in the West – Arab NewsSALZBURG: A global coalition formed to counter the spread of Islamist extremism in the West has held its […]
November 7, 2022UK joins international treaty to prevent violence against women – BBC NewsAfter a 10 year delay, an international treaty to combat violence against women has been integrated into UK […]
November 7, 2022Sara’s Story, Part 1: A Survivor of Child Marriage in the U.S. On Her Ordeal and How She Won Her Freedom: “Being married to an older man was like being a prisoner. I didn’t even have control over my own body.”Published 11/7/2022 Sara Tasneem was trapped in a marriage with a stranger when she was just 15 years […]
November 7, 2022Ngoltoingar Chantal Bayor was told she would die if she ever spoke out about undergoing FGM. This is her story of survival—and refusing to be silenced.Published 11/7/2022 Growing up in Chad, Ngoltoingar Chantal Bayor had a happy childhood—until the day she was forced […]
November 3, 2022Can Suella Braverman take back control? – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in UnHerdI almost feel sorry for Suella Braverman. One minute, the Home Secretary was living her best life, happily […]
November 3, 2022She was the Queen of the West – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in The Spectator WorldFor much of my life, I confess I didn’t pay much attention to Queen Elizabeth II. My Muslim […]
November 3, 2022Ayaan Hirsi Ali: On my birthday, you can help AHA Foundation unlock $50,000Dear Friend, Last month, AHA Foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary. 15 years! I can hardly believe that it’s […]
November 2, 2022The Oxymoron of Child Marriage in the United States – Sophie Forstner in Brown Political ReviewIn spring of this year, Tennessee legislators proposed a bill to create alternative legal pathways to marriage that […]
November 2, 2022Islamists kill over 100 in Somalia – Modern Tokyo TimesSunni Islamists have killed over 100 people in Somalia after two car bombs exploded. Once more, it highlights […]
November 2, 2022Iran protests rage on in defiance of crackdown – France 24Iranians staged new protest actions to denounce the country’s theocratic regime in defiance of a crackdown that is […]
November 2, 2022Leicester and the whitewashing of Islamism – Hardeep Singh in SpikedLeicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has established an independent inquiry into the violent disorder that rocked the east […]
November 2, 2022Thank goodness we have Scottish courts defending free speech – Murdo Fraser in The ScotsmanIt was Voltaire’s biographer, rather than the man himself, who came up with the phrase: “I hate what […]
October 18, 2022 AHA Celebrates 15 Years of Defending Freedoms in the U.S. Watch Our Anniversary Video and Read a Special Message from Ayaan Hirsi AliNote: this post was adapted from our October 2022 newsletter, in which AHA celebrated 15 years of defending […]
October 18, 2022September 2022 Newsletter: AHA and Ayaan Hirsi Ali respond to Salman Rushdie attackDear Friend, Last month, I was horrified at the news of the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie. I […]
October 18, 2022July/August 2022 Newsletter: NEW milestones and victories—thanks to YOU!Dear Friend, There have been so many exciting developments and so much great news recently, I don’t know […]
October 12, 2022On AHA Foundation’s 15th anniversary, we look to the future: AHA Executive Director George Zarubin unveils our revamped missionPublished 10/19/2022 15 Years of Achievements I still can’t quite believe that it’s been over 5 years since […]