March 3, 2022How Vladimir Putin weaponises refugees – UnHerdFor the last three decades, Europe’s leaders have pursued a noble strategy to prevent conflict using trade, aid […]
March 3, 2022We deserve better than these weaklings – UnHerdVladimir Putin is many things. To Boris Johnson, he is “irrational”. To Joe Biden, he is “a killer”. […]
March 1, 2022Empowering Girls Globally by Supporting Equitable Access to Education – Access WireMISSION, KS / ACCESSWIRE / February 28, 2022 / (Family Features) Sometimes forgotten amidst the pandemic that upended the […]
March 1, 2022In Somaliland, COVID brings ‘cutters’ door to door for girls – APHARGEISA, Somalia (AP) — Safia Ibrahim’s business was in trouble. COVID-19 had taken hold in Somaliland, in the […]
March 1, 2022“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. – Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 1Published 03/02/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved by […]
February 28, 2022Idaho Supreme Court hears arguments in ‘sham’ child marriage case – Post RegisterThe Idaho Supreme Court listened to arguments Friday in a case involving a child marriage that reportedly was […]
February 24, 2022Free speech survey indicates shortcomings across Iowa universities – The GazetteA quarter of students across Iowa’s public universities who responded to a free-speech survey in the fall disagreed […]
February 24, 2022Decline in FGM among Egypt’s young women recorded by UN – The NationalThe results of a UN survey conducted in Egypt in 2021 have shown a sharp decline in the […]
February 22, 2022“There is a very clear will to end FGM in the U.S., we just need the resources to finish it.” AHA Veteran Amanda Parker on 15 Years of the Fight Against FGMPublished 03/02/2022 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Ayaan Hirsi Ali founding AHA Foundation. Since the very […]
February 22, 2022Maryland: Come for the crab cakes, the boardwalk, a child bride – The Washington PostSteamed crabs and a sail on the Chesapeake Bay have long been part of Maryland’s tourism campaigns. But […]
February 10, 2022Justice Department, ICE, and the FBI Recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – 7thSpaceThe Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC), including the Justice Department’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions […]
February 10, 2022ANTI-FGM CAMPAIGNERS RALLY IN SOUTHWARK PARK – Southwark NewsAnti-FGM campaigners rallied in Southwark Park on February 6 to raise awareness and protest against FGM. Female Genital […]
February 10, 2022This survivor of forced child marriage – Sasha Taylor – is trying to change laws to prevent others from the same fate – FronterasSasha Taylor was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and raised in Arizona. One day, in the early 1990s, she […]
February 10, 2022Covid-19 blamed for rise in female ‘cut’ and early marriages – The Standard (Kenya)The Covid-19 pandemic slowed down the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), leading to school dropouts and early marriages. […]
February 8, 2022Why we must protect women and girls from violent practices – World Economic ForumAmira Ghouaibi, Project Lead for the World Economic Forum Women’s Health Initiative, reports on the dangers of female […]
February 7, 2022February 2022 Newsletter: our groundbreaking new initiative to help FGM survivorsDear Friend, Today is a day very close to my heart: the International Day of Zero Tolerance for […]
February 4, 2022Zero Means Zero Tolerance for FGM – Independent Women’s ForumAHA Foundation’s work features in Andrea Bottner’s ‘Zero Means Zero Tolerance for FGM’ report in Independent Women’s Forum. […]
January 27, 2022Lawyer Adijatu Kamara Discusses AHA’s New Legal Guides For FGM Survivors: “We hope that [they] will serve as an eye-opener to the practice of FGM in its basic form.”Published 2/3/2022 A major part of our work at AHA Foundation is to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
January 24, 2022AHA Foundation Releases New Legal Guides for FGM Survivors. AHA’s George Zarubin: “To the survivors of FGM, I want to express my admiration for your strength and resilience in the face of true horror. I hope that these guides will help you find justice.”Published 2/3/2022 A major part of our work at AHA Foundation is to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
January 20, 2022For the sake of a visa, I was forced into marriage in Arizona – at age 15 – The Washington PostSasha K. Taylor, a U.S. citizen raised in Arizona, had a normal childhood until her life was upended […]