October 10, 2017Faisal Saeed Al Mutar at University of Maryland, College Park, “Freedom of Expression in the Arab World”Event Description: Faisal Saeed al-Mutar was born in Iraq and admitted to the United States as a refugee […]
October 7, 2017Ending child marriage critical to achieving SDGs – The Daily StarAs the world marks International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October, Girls Not Brides is calling […]
October 7, 2017Why should we care about FGM? – Al JazeeraTalking about female genital mutilation (FGM) makes people uncomfortable. I get that. Who wants to think about vaginas […]
October 7, 2017FGM: A native affliction on every inhabitable continent – Al JazeeraEnter the term “FGM” in Google Images and you will find pictures related to female genital mutilation on […]
October 5, 2017What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? – MS BlogGuatemala has taken a huge step forward for girls, officially outlawing child marriage following years of advocacy by […]
October 5, 2017Violence against women hurts Arab economies, U.N. says – ReutersThe United Nations called on Arab nations on Wednesday to calculate the economic cost of violence against women, […]
October 3, 2017Inside the Lives of Georgia’s Child Brides – National GeographicNo one really knows for sure how many underage girls are getting married in the country of Georgia. […]
October 3, 2017Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive – The New York TimesSaudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has […]
September 29, 2017Woman shares traumatic FGM secret and a bond is formed – The StarWhen Malaika was 6, she travelled with her family on an airplane for the first time, on a […]
September 29, 2017New state law seeks to reduce the number of child brides in Texas – Texas TribuneTexas has one of the highest child marriage rates in the country, but a new law seeks to […]
September 29, 2017Violence against girls is corrosive to society – EURACTIVThere may be nothing more corrosive to our societies than allowing this assault to continue. Yet there are […]
September 26, 2017‘Honor’ Killings Continue in Pakistan Despite New Law – Human Rights WatchOn September 20, a man in Peshawar killed his two daughters because he thought they had boyfriends, and felt […]
September 25, 2017Education Cannot Wait – investing in our shared humanity – Huffington PostWorld leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York this past week. At the 72nd General Assembly, […]
September 25, 2017State Senator Wants to Raise Ohio’s Minimum Marrying Age – CleveSceneAfter a shocking investigation by the Dayton Daily News earlier this month which revealed that more than 4,400 girls younger than 17 […]
September 22, 2017Child Marriage and Religion in the United States – Teen VogueIt’s likely that some Americans assume child marriage happens only in developing nations, where one in three girls are married […]
September 22, 2017This Teen Launched a Campaign to End Child Marriage in the U.S. – Teen VogueChild marriage is happening in the United States. Some may assume that in the U.S., the minimum age to […]
September 21, 2017Senator Yuko introduces legislation to prohibit child marriages under the age of 16 – WFMJSenate Minority Leader Kenny Yuko introduced legislation to update Ohio’s antiquated child marriage law. The bill would increase […]
September 20, 2017New FGM Training Resource, Interview with Detective Boughey, An Update on the FGM Trial in Michigan, and more…Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, The AHA Foundation’s Senior Director, Amanda Parker, was interviewed for this piece in the Metro UK saying […]
September 20, 201740 million in modern slavery and 152 million in child labour around the world – ILONew research developed jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO)1 and the Walk Free Foundation2 , in partnership with the […]
September 20, 2017Update on the First Female Genital Mutilation Case in the U.S. – Trial Postponed as More Charged in CaseTheodore Levin Courthouse, Detroit, Michigan. Photo by: C Hanchey and can be found here. United States of America v. […]