November 21, 2017FBI: Flint-area man offered to buy child for sex, marriage – MLiveA Flint-area man sought to pay $100 a month for a girl age 7 to 10 years old […]
November 21, 2017Family Law Section all in on closing the child marriage loophole – Florida Bar NewsHer email username is “forgivingtheunforgivable.” And Sherrie Von Johnson, who describes herself as “an advocate as well as […]
November 21, 2017Dawoodi Bohra women write to PM Narendra Modi against Female Genital Mutilation – The Indian ExpressSeveral women from the Dawoodi Bohra community have come together to launch a campaign this week seeking Prime […]
November 21, 2017ICE fights to protect girls and women from mutilation and abuse – ICE NewsMore than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation, or cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C […]
November 21, 2017“Fomentar el islam es independizar a Cataluña de Occidente” – El MundoNo pudimos conversar en persona. La intelectual más crítica con el islam acaba de tener un bebé. Oculta. Blindada. […]
November 21, 2017Not Comfortable with How Female Genital Mutilation is Shown in Photos, A Swedish Photographer Applies a New ApproachElisabeth Ubbe is an award-winning photojournalist who strives to highlight issues that are taboo to create conversation and […]
November 16, 2017An Atheist Can Respect Prayer – The Wall Street JournalI once attended a series of debates between a local atheist and a pastor in a suburban Portland, […]
November 16, 2017Moore case spotlights a risk to young girls – CNNPeople are looking in shocked disgust at the defenders of Roy Moore. How can so many Alabamans throw […]
November 14, 2017‘Catastrophic’ Iraq law could legalise marriage for children as young as nine – The GuardianA new law that could legalise marriage for children as young as nine in Iraq would be “catastrophic”, setting back […]
November 14, 2017Forced to wed at 19, U.S. campaigner works to save others from child marriage – ReutersAfter being married off at the age of 19 to an abusive husband by her ultra-Orthodox Jewish family […]
November 10, 2017World US blasts Iraq over draft law allowing child marriage – Kudistan24State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert strongly criticized the Iraqi parliament’s approval, in principle, of a draft law that […]
November 10, 2017How some glue and a rusty bike helped a Nepalese girl escape child marriage – The GuardianWe’ve never had this many female pupils before,” says principal Lal Chandra Pandey as the class opens their […]
November 10, 2017In child marriage debate, some want flexibility with older teens – FL PoliticsAs lawmakers in both the House and the Senate push for a strict ban on minors getting married, […]
November 8, 2017 Faisal Saeed Al Mutar at Portland State University, “Are Western Values Worth Defending?”Event Description: Faisal Saeed al-Mutar was born in Iraq and admitted to the United States as a refugee […]
November 7, 2017Only 5% of ‘honour’ crimes reported to police are referred to CPS – The GuardianThe police are failing the victims of “honour” crimes, with just 5% of reported cases being referred to […]
November 7, 2017FGM ‘not being taken seriously’ in Northern Ireland – BBC NewsThere is no departmental body taking responsibility for the issue and no plan in place to implement multi-agency […]
November 7, 2017Professor, student lobby to end child marriage in Florida – FIU NewsFIU professor Sandy Skelaney and graduate student Allison Sardinas have been making the rounds in Tallahassee on a mission to […]
November 6, 2017As Africa tackles child marriage, young survivors speak out – Houston ChronicleSitting on the floor and dressed in black, the 15-year-old held her baby as panicked tears welled in […]
November 6, 2017Londoner to be charged with causing FGM in landmark UK prosecution – Evening StandardThe 49-year-old from south London is alleged to have carried out the crime on a young girl between […]
November 6, 2017About Half of US States Set No Minimum Age for Marriage – The NationIf you think child marriage is a thing of the past, think again: Here in America, tens of […]