February 27, 2016Director of “Mustang” Talks Women’s RightsVulture interviews Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director of the Oscar-nominated film Mustang. The film tells the story of five Turkish teenage girls […]
February 23, 2016“A Girl in River” and Changes in PakistanSharmeen Obaid-Chinoy addresses the problem of honor killings in her Oscar-nominated documentary short, “A Girl in the River: […]
February 19, 2016Efforts to Stop Child Marriage in the USVirginia State Senator Jill Vogel began a campaign against child marriage in her state after she learned of […]
February 17, 2016YouTube Video Highlights Problem of Child MarriageA new YouTube video has received a lot of attention and is highlighting the issue of child brides. […]
February 5, 2016First Successful FGM Prosecution in AustraliaTwo women in Australia were convicted on charges of “khatna,” a procedure involves cutting a girl’s clitoris in the presence […]
February 5, 2016New Report Highlighting Worldwide Problem of FGMUNICEF released a report highlighting the global problem of female genital mutilation (FGM). According to the report, at […]
January 31, 2016Our Most Popular Blogs in 2015, Add Your Voice to #Reclaim Honor, Help Name AHA’s Campus ProgramDear AHA Foundation Supporter, Happy 2016 from all of us at the AHA Foundation! First up this month, […]
January 30, 2016Documentary “A Girl in the River”New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof sheds light on the Oscar-winning documentary “A Girl in the River: The Price […]
January 30, 2016Persecution of Homosexuals in SomaliaMany homosexuals in Somalia keep their sexuality a secret out of fear of retribution from al-Shabaab, the Islamist terror […]
January 28, 2016Documentary “Sonita” Raises Awareness About Child MarriageSundance Film Festival is screening the film “Sonita,” a documentary by Iranian filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami. The film […]
January 27, 2016Child Marriages in PakistanIn the Pakistani district of Thar, child brides are very common. Girls are often married at 9 and […]
January 27, 2016AHA’s Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015This past year was one for the record books at the AHA Foundation. From the launch of our […]
January 27, 2016Join Us to #ReclaimHonorBy Executive Director of the AHA Foundation Understanding Honor Violence While it seems impossible, Honor Violence is a […]
January 27, 2016Our Campus Program Will Soon Be Launched. Will You Help Us Name It?The voice of youth is a powerful tool for change. We receive countless emails from young supporters eager […]
January 25, 2016Story of Honor Violence in AfghanistanThe Diane Rehm show featured a story of honor violence: a Afghan woman decided she wanted to choose […]
January 14, 2016Increase in Women at Risk of FGM in the United StatesAccording to a recently released government study, more than a half a million girls are at risk of […]
January 12, 2016Fight to End FGM in IndiaA group of women in India who were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in their youth are […]
January 6, 2016AHA Foundation’s crisis textline for girls at risk of honor violence and forced marriage
December 31, 2015Changing Attitude about FGM in the United Kingdom2015 has proven to be a transformative year in terms of efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
December 21, 20152015 Annual ReportIn 2007, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect US women and girls from honor violence […]