December 3, 2017Husband forces wife to undergo FGM – StandardI was recently talking to a group of girlfriends about Culture and the topic on Female Genital Mutilation […]
December 3, 2017Helping girls to study rather than become child brides – BBC NewsUntil you see it, it is difficult to conceive how much work many Rajasthani girls have to do […]
December 3, 2017Female circumcision in Sri Lanka is ‘just a nick’, not mutilation: supporters – ReutersMembers of Sri Lanka’s Muslim communities have strongly condemned criticism of ancient cutting rituals performed on girls, saying […]
December 3, 2017To end AIDS, we must tackle gender inequality – Stator nearly 30 years, the first day of December has offered an opportunity to unite in the fight […]
December 3, 2017#MeToo Must Fight For Women In Refugee Camps, Not Just On Red Carpets – Huffington PostThis fall, #MeToo dominated the news cycle, as high-profile actress after high-profile actress came forward with their stories […]
December 3, 2017Editorial: Child marriage’s end overdue for Florida – Sarasota Herald TribuneAt first glance, the headline seemed more appropriate for The Onion or another publication specializing in satire: “Momentum […]
December 3, 2017Sweden Legalizes Child Marriages For Immigrants – EU TodaySweden has legalized child marriages for immigrant pedophiles who wish to stay married to their underaged wives. In […]
December 3, 2017The Guardian view on child marriage: wedlock is a padlock for girls – The GuardianWhat kind of place would set the age of consent at 17 – but allow pregnant girls as […]
November 28, 2017“Female Genital Mutilation, Child Marriage and Breastfeeding Across Cultures”Event Description: “FGM, Child Marriage and Breastfeeding Across Cultures” was a talk by Elisabeth Ubbe, a Swedish photojournalist […]
November 28, 2017Amanda Parker and Elisabeth Ubbe at Vassar College, “Harmful Cultural Practices”Event Description: “Harmful Cultural Practices” was a panel featuring award-winning Swedish photojournalist and former midwife Elisabeth Ubbe, as […]
November 24, 2017Ohio lawmaker wants to limit child marriage – Dayton Daily NewsEfforts to reform Ohio’s child marriage laws, which currently allow children of any age to marry if they […]
November 24, 2017Why Child Marriage Persists In Mexico – NPRA dozen young women sit in a stuffy, gnat-filled room in a community center in Coatecas Altas, part […]
November 24, 2017Legislator: Don’t allow children to marry – Arizona Capitol TimesSaying 18 is plenty young enough, a Scottsdale lawmaker wants to repeal existing Arizona laws that allow children […]
November 24, 2017Butter knife or sharp blade? Either way, FGM survivors in Sri Lanka want it to stop – ReutersWhen her daughter turned seven, and it was time for the “khatna” – a female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
November 24, 2017Female Genital Mutilation Happening to an Alarming Number of U.S. Girls – NewsweekSudan, Somalia, Sierra Leone. Those African nations are notoriously associated with the gruesome ritual of female genital mutilation—but it […]
November 22, 2017Ayaan receives the Oxi Day award, a survivor of FGM refuses to be silent, AHA Foundation’s campus program fellow has a new op-ed and more…Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Almost every day now the news brings new allegations of sexual abuse at the […]
November 22, 2017EGYPTIAN JOURNALIST RABAB AZZAM ON UNDERGOING FGM AT AGE 13: IT WAS A “COLLECTIVE MASSACRE” – MemriEgyptian journalist Rabab Azzam told her story of being circumcised at the age of 13, recounting the physical […]
November 22, 2017Aurora Prize Selection Committee will gather to review 2018 nominations – PanoramaThe Selection Committee of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity will gather in Berlin, Germany on December 4, […]
November 22, 2017Doctor at center of mutilation case freed from jail – The Detroit NewsDr. Jumana Nagarwala, the Northville doctor accused of mutilating the genitalia of “countless” young girls, was released on […]
November 22, 2017Activist and Survivor of FGM, F.A. Cole, Refuses to be Silent About the Night She was MutilatedOriginally published on November 17, 2018 Activist and Survivor of FGM, F.A. Cole, Refuses to be Silent About […]