February 9, 2017Trinidad & Tobago Moves to End Child Marriage, Despite Religious OppositionWith the proclamation of The Children Act on May 18, 2015, Trinidad and Tobago raised the age of sexual […]
February 9, 2017Protect girls from genital mutilation in MassachusettsWhat you are about to read may disturb you. It is not against the law in Massachusetts for […]
February 2, 2017Afghan woman, 23, has ears cut off by jealous husbandA 23-year-old woman named Zarina from the northern province of Balkh in Afghanistan was reportedly in stable condition […]
February 2, 2017The Conversation on BBC – Forced MarriageTwo women who’ve escaped forced marriage and now fight for the rights of other victims talk to Maryam […]
January 27, 2017Former Pakistani child bride shares story with studentsPakistani-American Naila Amin, 27, of Baldwin, stood in front of Mepham High School’s Leadership and Voices of the […]
January 25, 2017Most popular blogs of 2016, an interview with survivor of a kidnapping and honor violence Qadar Issa, Ayaan speaks at the MPSF Speaker Series in California, and more…Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Happy New Year from all of us here at the AHA Foundation! As we transition […]
January 25, 2017AHA Foundation Staff 2017 ResolutionsAs we transition into 2017, the AHA staff wishes you all the best in fulfilling your New Year’s […]
January 24, 2017AHA’s Most Popular Blog Posts of 2016With the new year, we invite you to look back with us and catch up on the AHA […]
January 24, 2017Amidst Torrential Rainfall and Floods, 10,000 People Show Up to Hear Ayaan Speak at MPSF Speaker Series in CaliforniaEarlier this month, AHA Foundation's program manager Kendall had an opportunity to listen to Ayaan give a speech […]
January 19, 2017CPS ‘afraid to tackle honour crimes for fear of causing unrest in Asian communities’The Crown Prosecution Service is failing to prosecute honour crimes for fear of causing “unrest” in Asian communities, […]
January 19, 2017Metropolitan Police accuses honour crimes whistleblower of gross misconductA Scotland Yard whistleblower who claimed the Crown Prosecution Service is failing Asian female victims of honour crimes has […]
January 19, 2017Call the Midwife confronts female genital mutilation in new seriesCall The Midwife is to tackle the controversial issue of female genital mutilation, with a storyline set among the […]
January 6, 2017Afghan returnee girls at risk of early marriage: reportChildren of Afghan families returning from Pakistan, who do not go to school and have no access to […]
January 6, 2017Drought forcing schoolgirls into marriageDROUGHT is forcing Mozambican girls out of school and into forced marriages. School drop-outs in vulnerable provinces have […]
January 6, 2017Syrian girls flee war only to become mothers in Jordan campIn a crowded maternity clinic at a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border, Elhem cradled her […]
January 6, 2017Government defends foreign aid over report ‘Ethiopia’s Spice Girls’ receiving £5.2m to develop media platformOverseas aid provides good value for money, the Government has insisted, after it was reported that an Ethiopian […]
January 6, 2017Iran: 43 Thousand Cases of Child MarriageOn Sunday December 11th, 2016, the state-run newspaper, Shargh admitted to the disaster of child marriage in the […]
January 6, 201713-year-old girl forced to marry her ‘rapist’ step-brotherA man in his 20s has married his 13-year-old step-sister after making her pregnant. The marriage took place […]
January 6, 2017Female Genital Mutilation is a Problem in the USInterim Executive Director, Amanda Parker, was featured in an article written by VICE, Emmy Award Winning Documentary series […]