November 2, 2022Thank goodness we have Scottish courts defending free speech – Murdo Fraser in The ScotsmanIt was Voltaire’s biographer, rather than the man himself, who came up with the phrase: “I hate what […]
October 18, 2022 AHA Celebrates 15 Years of Defending Freedoms in the U.S. Watch Our Anniversary Video and Read a Special Message from Ayaan Hirsi AliNote: this post was adapted from our October 2022 newsletter, in which AHA celebrated 15 years of defending […]
October 18, 2022September 2022 Newsletter: AHA and Ayaan Hirsi Ali respond to Salman Rushdie attackDear Friend, Last month, I was horrified at the news of the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie. I […]
October 18, 2022July/August 2022 Newsletter: NEW milestones and victories—thanks to YOU!Dear Friend, There have been so many exciting developments and so much great news recently, I don’t know […]
October 12, 2022On AHA Foundation’s 15th anniversary, we look to the future: AHA Executive Director George Zarubin unveils our revamped missionPublished 10/19/2022 15 Years of Achievements I still can’t quite believe that it’s been over 5 years since […]
October 11, 2022AHA Foundation Board Chairman Chris DeMuth reflects on his friendship with Ayaan Hirsi Ali and AHA’s 15 years defending liberty for allPublished 10/19/2022 How I became friends with Ayaan Hirsi Ali I was one of the first of millions […]
October 10, 2022Honor violence happens right here in America. Will a guilty verdict for Yaser Said be our wake up call?Published 10/11/2022 For this International Day of the Girl Child, AHA Foundation’s Director of Policy and Women’s Programs […]
October 5, 2022Free speech in universities: new data reveals student and public perceptions – King’s College London News CentreThere is strong agreement among students that their university is protecting freedom of expression and robust debate, as […]
October 5, 2022‘A ticking timebomb’: Extent of hidden FGM cases during Covid lockdowns won’t be known for years, experts fear – i NewsFemale Genital Mutilation was a hidden issue even before Covid, but experts say the abuse of girls cut […]
October 5, 2022Honour-based abuse victims ask for help after escaping their abusers – Hull LiveThe number of callers suffering from honour-based abuse fell last year – but more victims asked for help […]
October 5, 2022Experts criticize Netherlands’ approach to female genital mutilation care, prevention – NL TimesProper care for women who have undergone female genital mutilation is the most effective way to ensure they […]
October 5, 2022Mass protests in Iran, sparked by woman’s death in police custody, are the regime’s biggest challenge in years – CNBCProtests rocking Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have spread to at least […]
September 29, 2022What Western feminists can learn from Iran – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in UnHerdIs this it? Could this, finally, be the end of the Islamic Republic of Iran? As huge crowds […]
August 18, 2022Defending the Bulwark of Liberty During the “Global Free Speech Recession”: Author Jacob Mchangama on What We Can Learn from the History of Free SpeechPublished 8/29/2022 Jacob Mchangama is a lawyer, writer, and advocate who founded the think tank Justitia to champion […]
August 17, 2022AHA Executive Director’s Further Reflections on Salman Rushdie Attack — And Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s ResponseFor our Executive Director’s initial statement, released on the day of the attack itself, see here. After the […]
August 17, 2022Founder of AHA Foundation, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Reacts to the Salman Rushdie Attack in The Washington Post and UnHerdOur founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali responded to the horrific attack on Salman Rushdie in both The Washington Post […]
August 15, 2022Will Massachusetts’s Stand Against Child Marriage Spur the Rest of the Nation to Act Against this Child Abuse?Published 8/16/2022 On July 28, Massachusetts finally banned child marriage after years of activism from AHA Foundation and […]
August 15, 2022We Ignored Salman Rushdie’s Warning – Bari Weiss in Common SenseWe live in a culture in which many of the most celebrated people occupying the highest perches believe […]
August 15, 2022Where Salman Rushdie defied those who would silence him, today too many fear causing offence – Kenan Malik in The Observer“A poet’s work,” one of the characters in Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses observes, is “to name the unnamable, […]
August 15, 2022Salman Rushdie: Iran blames writer and supporters for stabbing – BBC NewsIran has “categorically” denied any link with Salman Rushdie’s attacker – instead blaming the writer himself. Mr Rushdie, […]