July 15, 2015From the AHA Foundation Team: Books That Changed UsCommitted to the belief that stories can be even more empowering when shared, and that empowerment can lead […]
July 9, 2015New Data on UK Honor ViolenceThe Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation recently released data showing that there have been 11,000 cases of […]
July 8, 2015UK Develops App to Combat FGMAn app has been created in the United Kingdom to help girls at risk of female genital mutilation […]
July 2, 2015UN Human Rights Council Calls for End to Forced MarriageThe UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling for an end to child, early, and forced […]
June 25, 2015Summer Increase in Egyptian FGM IncidencesFor many girls in Egypt, summer represents an increase in female genital mutilation (FGM) cases. Egypt is one […]
June 23, 2015Naila Amin Tells Her Story of Forced MarriageNaila Amin was a child bride who was betrothed to her first cousin when she was 8. Naila […]
June 21, 2015Happy Father’s Day!By AHA Foundation Executive Director Happy Father’s Day! Even though I lost my father more than 20 years […]
June 19, 2015FGM Survivors Speak Out, Honor Violence on Film, Forced Marriage in the News and MoreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, There’s power in a personal story. Time and again we’re reminded that no matter […]
June 18, 2015Release of “The Price of Honor:” Documentary on Honor Killings“The Price of Honor,” a documentary chronicling the honor killings of two girls, Sarah and Amina, premiered in […]
June 17, 2015New York State Legislation on FGMNew York State Assembly Member Amy Paulin passed legislation through the New York State Assembly and Senate regarding […]
June 16, 2015Women Forced to Undergo FGM Find Strength to Break the SilenceAyaan When Ayaan Hirsi Ali, founder of the AHA Foundation, underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) in her native […]
June 16, 2015Honor Violence on Film: A Different Type of ActivismIn our increasingly interconnected world, information and facts about grave human rights abuses like honor violence are only […]
June 13, 2015PM David Cameron Pushes for Measures on FGMPM David Cameron has ordered ministers to expedite measures to enable local authorities, social workers, or police to […]
June 11, 2015UK Non-Profit Works to Combat FGMThe UK non-profit Forward recently released a video showing the effects of female genital mutilation. The video, “Needlepoint,” […]
June 10, 2015UK Convicts First Person Under Forced Marriage LawsA businessman in the UK was sentenced to 16 years in jail after forcing a 25-year-old to marry […]
June 4, 2015Study Reveals Female Genital Mutilation is Practiced in IranSocial anthropologist Kameel Ahmady recently released a study finding that female genital mutilation is practiced in at least […]
June 3, 2015Nigeria Bans Female Genital MutilationNigeria banned female genital mutilation this month, a practice that is estimated to have affected 130 million women […]
May 26, 2015Google Executive Chairman Joins Fight Against Honor KillingsGoogle Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt joins Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the AHA Foundation in the fight against honor […]
May 22, 2015Raising Awareness About Female Genital Mutilation in the United StatesTo the extent that female genital mutilation makes the news, most of the attention is not focused on […]
May 20, 2015Vacation Cutting Season, “Heretic” in Europe and Canada, Empowering Essay Quotes and MoreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, I would like to use this issue of our newsletter to provide an update […]