August 24, 2017The curse of blades and powders: FGM in Somaliland – in pictures – The Guardianlmost all women aged 15 to 49 in the east African state of Somaliland have suffered female genital […]
August 24, 2017DomRep has highest child-marriage rate in Americas – Jamaica ObserverUNICEF says more than one in 10 girls in the Dominican Republic are married or living with a […]
August 24, 2017Women in small Muslim sect say they have had FGM in Canada – The StarWomen from a small Muslim sect called the Dawoodi Bohras have reported that female genital mutilation has been […]
August 23, 2017AHA Supporter Appeals to Miami Herald, Brings Attention To Child Marriage in FloridaPictured from right to left is our Senior Director, Amanda Parker, with Members of World Wings including Alicia […]
August 23, 2017Representative Heather Sirocki of Maine and Why the Bill Against Female Genital Mutilation Keeps Being Shot Down in Her StateThis month, the AHA Foundation sat down with Maine State Representative, Heather Sirocki, who has served the Scarborough […]
August 23, 2017Survivor of Female Genital Mutilation Pleads to Other Parents to Have Mercy on Their GirlsIt is the recovery room in a hospital in Egypt. The girl is six or seven years old. […]
August 21, 2017Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali says US has its head in the sand when it comes to ISIS – Fox NewsA leading voice on the rights of Muslim women said Sunday U.S. lawmakers continue to take a “head […]
August 21, 2017Marriage bill important for child’s protection – NewsPressState Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, has a history of protecting children through state legislation, passing bills requiring […]
August 21, 2017El Salvador, Guatemala lawmakers pass bans on child marriage – InquirerEl Salvador and Guatemala have joined a trend in clamping down on child marriage by passing legislation that […]
August 17, 2017Saudi Arabia just took 4 major steps to improve women’s rights – StepFeedSaudi Arabia is taking major steps to improve women’s rights in the kingdom. Just in the past ten […]
August 17, 2017Lebanon abolishes ‘marry your rapist’ law, joining other Arab states – ReutersLebanon on Wednesday joined other Arab nations in abolishing a law that lets rapists escape punishment if they […]
August 17, 2017Seasonal employment, child marriage make women vulnerable to trafficking – Deccan HeraldSeasonal employment, child marriage and school drop out rate are among the reasons making women and girls vulnerable […]
August 17, 2017How to prevent child marriages? – The Express TribuneThe term ‘child marriage’ is used to describe a legal or customary union between two people, of whom […]
August 17, 2017Women’s Oppression: Across the Globe – Atypical FemaleDisclaimer: this post contains information that may be concerning to those sensitive to the topics of genital mutilation. […]
August 16, 2017How Ending Child Marriage Can Benefit Girls and EconomiesI was quite alarmed by new research on the economic impacts of child marriage released a few weeks ago in […]
August 16, 2017We Need To Talk About Child Marriage – ForwardAs I have every August in recent years, I am busy preparing my children to return to school. […]
August 15, 2017Senate bill would ban marriage by minors – Florida PoliticsAs expected, legislation was filed Monday in the Florida Senate to ban minors from getting married. The bill […]
August 15, 2017On Radical Islam, Trump Has Lost His Focus – Wall Street JournalAn Op-Ed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Published Aug. 10, 2017 Candidate Donald Trump vowed to take a fresh approach […]
August 10, 2017Woman who fears daughter faces FGM gets deportation reprieve – The GuardianTheresa May has intervened to halt the deportation of a woman who claimed that her three-year-old daughter would face […]
August 10, 2017For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season” – UNFPAAsha Ali Ibrahim, 41, has been performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls in Diaami, Hargeisa and other […]