June 5, 2019Teachers told to look out for signs of female genital mutilation during ‘cutting season’ – Metro NewsSome girls may be at greater risk of female genital mutilation over the next few months, a charity […]
June 5, 2019Louisiana lawmakers reject bill to set a minimum marriage age – NBC NewsLouisiana lawmakers rejected a bill on Sunday that would have set a minimum age to marry and instead rewrote the […]
May 21, 2019May Newsletter: Former UK politician uses her expertise to fight FGM in the U.S., CTF fellow faces backlash over planning campus event, South Carolina criminalizes FGMDear AHA Foundation Supporter, This month, South Carolina became the 33rd state to ban female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
May 14, 2019This summer, I’ll attend the wedding of a child bride in the Deep South — the same place where my 32-year-old friend is a grandmotherOne day this summer, in the sweltering heat of exurban Atlanta’s Deep South Side, south of Jonesboro but […]
May 1, 2019Congress fights to save historic female genital mutilation case – Detroit Free PressIn a move that could revive Detroit’s historic female genital mutilation prosecution, Congress has intervened in the case, […]
April 30, 2019AHA Foundation’s Amanda Parker Calls for Gender Equality Under the LawThe rights and safety of women should not be left to the interpretations of individuals or changing attitudes; […]
April 29, 2019Dr. Ottenheimer, a Gynecologist on the Frontline of Helping Female Genital Mutilation SurvivorsDr. Deborah Ottenheimer is one of the few doctors in the U.S. who specialize in care to survivors […]
April 29, 2019Naila Amin, Forced Marriage Survivor, Uses Her Past Experiences to Drive Her ActivismAHA Foundation: When you were 15 years old, your parents brought you to Pakistan and there, you were […]
April 21, 2019April newsletter: Child marriage survivor’s miraculous escape leads to advocacy, AHA Foundation supports the Equal Rights Amendment, American gynecologist connects with FGM survivorsDear AHA Foundation Supporter, Imagine you are eight years old and your parents tell you that they have […]
April 17, 2019Female mutilation law earns support – Neighbors Newspaper*The original article mistakenly says 22 states have yet to criminalize FGM, the accurate number is 19 because […]
April 15, 2019Nevada lawmakers consider raising marriage age to 18 – Las Vegas Review-JournalCARSON CITY — As Nevada lawmakers weigh an outright ban on marriage before age 18, data from the […]
April 12, 2019Feats and frustrations: 2019 developments in the battle against FGMA major setback at the federal level after the Department of Justice declines to appeal the recent U.S. […]
April 8, 2019Episode 87: Amanda Parker – AHA Foundation – Womenace to Society with Lisa LandryAHA Foundation’s Senior Director, Amanda Parker, was featured on the Womenace to Society with Lisa Landry. They cover […]
April 4, 2019Prescriptive Racialism and Racial Exclusion – QuilletteThe crowd outside the auditorium was growing larger and louder. Controversy had arisen over the “Panel on Religious […]
April 4, 2019State bills to outlaw female genital mutilation deserved vote – HeraldNetOur state Legislature just failed to ban the barbaric procedure known as female genital mutilation (FGM). About half […]
April 2, 2019Child brides: Heather was only 15 when she said ‘I do’. She was also pregnant – BBCThe image above is a stock image. Heather was a beautiful bride. She said her vows outside under […]
April 1, 2019‘Wide open potential abuse’: States are ground zero in the fight against child marriage – NBC NewsIn 2017, when California state Sen. Jerry Hill heard about a local 12-year-old girl getting married to a […]
March 28, 2019Idaho prides itself on personal freedoms, but one child bride explains how her parents’ freedom cost her dearly – InlanderAngel Dwyer’s family came to North Idaho for the beautiful log cabin home they were able to buy […]
March 27, 2019Bill Would Ban Child Marriage In Massachusetts – WBUR NewsThe image above is a stock image. Hearing Room A-2 at the Massachusetts State House fell quiet Tuesday […]
March 25, 2019A Passion Born From a Girl Scout Project Keeps New Hampshire Representative Levesque Fighting to End Child Marriage in the United StatesJust a few years ago Rep. Levesque was a teenager who dedicated her Girl Scout Gold Award project […]