January 22, 2018Pennsylvania HB 413 Media ReleaseMEDIA RELEASE PUSH TO OUTLAW FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN PENNSYLVANIA For immediate release: Monday 22 January 2018 Pennsylvania […]
January 21, 2018The Cut: Female Genital Mutilation in the Modern WorldBy: Madari Pendas For many, the subject of female genital mutilation is an uncomfortable and difficult topic to […]
January 19, 2018A New American Leader Rises in ISIS – The AtlanticA two-year investigation identifies one of the very few Americans in the Islamic State’s upper ranks—and sheds light […]
January 15, 2018New Hampshire HB 1739 Media ReleaseMEDIA ALERT: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION & CHILD MARRIAGE EXPERT SPEAKING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WEEK AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW […]
January 9, 2018Lawmaker seeks to up Alaska’s legal age of marriage to 18 – The Seattle TimesKETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker is seeking to change the state law that allows a person […]
January 9, 2018India Rules Sex With a Child Bride Is Always Rape in a Massive Win for Girls’ Rights – Global CitizenIndia’s top court has ruled that sex with a child is always rape, quashing a clause that allowed […]
January 7, 2018In south India, a 20-year-old survivor of honor killing turns crusader – ReutersCHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Kausalya and her husband of eight months were shown no mercy when […]
January 6, 2018‘The cases reported are just the tip of the iceberg’: the Syrian refugee girls facing child marriage in Turkey – iNewsDalal Abdullah is just 13, but her mother has already had to fend off a string of requests […]
January 6, 2018Irish project helping to end child marriage in Nepal – thejournal.ieIN NEPAL 10% of girls are married before the age of 15 and 37% are married before the […]
January 6, 2018Turkish child marriage religious document sparks anger – BBC NewsTurkey’s main opposition party has called for a parliamentary inquiry after the directorate of religious affairs said that, […]
January 4, 2018Rape, Underage Sex, Forced Marriage, Abuse. That’s the Plight of Too Many Afghan Girls – NewsweekSahar was only 10 years old when she was forced to marry an older man. Her father agreed […]
January 3, 2018Survivor of FGM and AHA Foundation Give Support for a Bill Against FGM in PA, Meet the Founder of Unchained At Last, Former Intern Looks Back at Her Experience With AHA Foundation and MoreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, Happy New Year! As we enter 2018, we look back with a grateful heart […]
December 29, 2017FGM in Sri Lanka: It’s never ‘just a nick’ – Al JazeeraFor decades, female genital mutilation (FGM) has been practiced in Sri Lanka. However, to those outside the practicing […]
December 26, 2017Couple accused of genital mutilation of their daughter at Dublin home to face trial – IndependentA couple are to face trial accused of genital mutilation of their daughter at their home in Dublin. […]
December 26, 2017This young Croydon man’s amazing work to stop violence against girls and women has earned him an award from the Queen – Croydon AdvertiserA young man who came to Croydon after fleeing Zimbabwe as a teenager is about to be given an […]
December 26, 2017They escaped child marriage. Now they’re speaking out. – CNNEunice was just 9 years old when she was married off to a man older than her father. […]
December 25, 2017Lawyer of Saudi sisters in Turkey fighting to prevent extradition – Hurriyet Daily NewsThe lawyer of two Saudi Arabian sisters in Turkey has been fighting to prevent the women from being […]
December 23, 2017FGM is a real danger to many young girls – Belfast TelegraphChristmas is usually a happy time for children and families. However, for a small number of girls in […]
December 21, 2017Time we tighten up child marriage laws – St. Augustine RecordMore often than not this time of year, The Record rails against silly or superfluous laws being teed-up by our […]
December 20, 2017AHA Foundation 2017 Annual Report Celebrating 10 Years of Life-Saving Workand Revealing the Vision for the Next Ten YearsTen years ago, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect women and girls from honor violence […]