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 […]
December 20, 2015Honor Violence Helpline, Successes You Made Possible, and the Lantos Prize for Human RightsDear AHA Foundation Supporter, As this year draws to its end, the pace of work here at the […]
December 16, 2015Long-awaited Crisis Line Now Available to Girls Facing Honor Violence in the USImagine for just a moment that you are a typical teenager thinking about normal issues. Your mind goes […]
December 16, 2015Successes You Made PossibleAt the AHA Foundation, we often say that we work in one of the world’s most rewarding fields. […]
December 16, 2015Ayaan Receives 2015 Lantos Human Rights PrizeLantos Prize Recipient Ayaan Hirsi Ali, advocate against child marriage, FGM, and honor violence, speaks at the Lantos […]
December 15, 2015Canada to Support Ghana in Fight Against Forced MarriageCanadian High Commissioner Christopher Thornley has stated that ending child marriage is a Canadian foreign policy issue. Canada […]
December 12, 2015Rise in Child Marriages by 2050The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that without any progress in prevention mechanisms, child marriages will reach […]
December 11, 2015Drought in Ethiopia Effecting Forced MarriagesA drought in Ethiopia is having a terrible effect on the rate of forced marriages in the country, in […]
December 10, 2015Activists in Zimbabwe Condemn Child MarriageActivists in Zimbabwe are pushing for legislation that would decrease the rates of men using marriage as a […]