October 11, 2022AHA Foundation Board Chairman Chris DeMuth reflects on his friendship with Ayaan Hirsi Ali and AHA’s 15 years defending liberty for allPublished 10/19/2022 How I became friends with Ayaan Hirsi Ali I was one of the first of millions […]
October 10, 2022Honor violence happens right here in America. Will a guilty verdict for Yaser Said be our wake up call?Published 10/11/2022 For this International Day of the Girl Child, AHA Foundation’s Director of Policy and Women’s Programs […]
October 5, 2022Free speech in universities: new data reveals student and public perceptions – King’s College London News CentreThere is strong agreement among students that their university is protecting freedom of expression and robust debate, as […]
October 5, 2022‘A ticking timebomb’: Extent of hidden FGM cases during Covid lockdowns won’t be known for years, experts fear – i NewsFemale Genital Mutilation was a hidden issue even before Covid, but experts say the abuse of girls cut […]
October 5, 2022Honour-based abuse victims ask for help after escaping their abusers – Hull LiveThe number of callers suffering from honour-based abuse fell last year – but more victims asked for help […]
October 5, 2022Experts criticize Netherlands’ approach to female genital mutilation care, prevention – NL TimesProper care for women who have undergone female genital mutilation is the most effective way to ensure they […]
October 5, 2022Mass protests in Iran, sparked by woman’s death in police custody, are the regime’s biggest challenge in years – CNBCProtests rocking Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have spread to at least […]
September 29, 2022What Western feminists can learn from Iran – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in UnHerdIs this it? Could this, finally, be the end of the Islamic Republic of Iran? As huge crowds […]
August 18, 2022Defending the Bulwark of Liberty During the “Global Free Speech Recession”: Author Jacob Mchangama on What We Can Learn from the History of Free SpeechPublished 8/29/2022 Jacob Mchangama is a lawyer, writer, and advocate who founded the think tank Justitia to champion […]
August 17, 2022AHA Executive Director’s Further Reflections on Salman Rushdie Attack — And Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s ResponseFor our Executive Director’s initial statement, released on the day of the attack itself, see here. After the […]
August 17, 2022Founder of AHA Foundation, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Reacts to the Salman Rushdie Attack in The Washington Post and UnHerdOur founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali responded to the horrific attack on Salman Rushdie in both The Washington Post […]
August 15, 2022Will Massachusetts’s Stand Against Child Marriage Spur the Rest of the Nation to Act Against this Child Abuse?Published 8/16/2022 On July 28, Massachusetts finally banned child marriage after years of activism from AHA Foundation and […]
August 15, 2022We Ignored Salman Rushdie’s Warning – Bari Weiss in Common SenseWe live in a culture in which many of the most celebrated people occupying the highest perches believe […]
August 15, 2022Where Salman Rushdie defied those who would silence him, today too many fear causing offence – Kenan Malik in The Observer“A poet’s work,” one of the characters in Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses observes, is “to name the unnamable, […]
August 15, 2022Salman Rushdie: Iran blames writer and supporters for stabbing – BBC NewsIran has “categorically” denied any link with Salman Rushdie’s attacker – instead blaming the writer himself. Mr Rushdie, […]
August 15, 2022Salman Rushdie’s ‘defiant sense of humour’ remains, son says – BBC NewsAuthor Salman Rushdie is still in a critical condition but “his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour […]
August 15, 2022Horrifying, ghastly: Authors condemn attack on Salman Rushdie – BBC NewsAuthors around the world have expressed their shock and sadness at the attack on Salman Rushdie in New […]
August 15, 2022CLARITy Coalition Statement on Salman RushdieRead our friends at CLARITy Coalition’s statement on the Salman Rushdie attack here.
August 12, 2022AHA Foundation Statement Condemning Salman Rushdie AttackAHA Executive Director George Zarubin’s statement on behalf of AHA Foundation condemning the attack on Salman Rushdie. I […]
August 11, 2022‘Honor Killings’ Trial: Yaser Said found guilty of killing his two daughters, sentenced to life in prison- FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort WorthDALLAS, Texas – A Dallas jury unanimously found Yaser Said guilty of killing his two teen daughters on Tuesday. […]