April 19, 2022The Cocktail Party Contrarian: Everything in Moderation, Including Being a Moderate – The New York SunYears ago, after Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s now seminal book “Infidel” was first published, I attended a party for […]
April 19, 2022Is Political Islam retreating after Imran Khan’s ouster in Pakistan? – CanIndia NewsWhen Imran Khan had to unceremoniously give up the office of Prime Minister, he left behind a troubled […]
April 19, 2022General Assembly passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 17 – The Daily Record, MarylandThe General Assembly on Monday passed legislation to raise the minimum age for marriage in Maryland from 15 […]
April 19, 2022The Dangers Of Female Genital Mutilation And The Need To Stop It BY CHARITY BASSEY – CrossRiverWatchFemale Genital Mutilation (FGM) according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is a traditional harmful practice that involves […]
April 19, 2022Elon Musk buys 9.2 percent of Twitter amid complaints about free speech – The VergeTesla CEO Elon Musk now owns 9.2 percent of Twitter according to a 13G filing released today, Bloomberg News reports. According to […]
April 7, 2022“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 2 Published 4/7/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved […]
April 7, 2022“I took the risk of unchaining myself from the generational cycle of abuse the same day I was told by my uncle that the only way out of my marriage would be my death…” Aliya Abbas, child marriage survivor from the U.S., fought alone for her own freedom.Published 4/7/2022 Aliya Abbas is a passionate and outspoken survivor of and advocate against child marriage in the […]
April 1, 2022AHA Foundation fights FGM/C on the ground in Chicago: update on our federally-funded anti-FGM/C program
March 24, 2022Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori return to the UK after years held in Iran – BBC NewsBritish-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have arrived back in the UK after being detained in Iran […]
March 17, 2022Europe’s empty promises to Ukraine – UnHerdEvery war has a photograph that captures its horrors. Vietnam had Napalm Girl; Spain had The Falling Soldier. How will […]
March 14, 2022Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, imprisoned for ‘insulting Islam’, freed after 10 years – The GuardianSaudi blogger Raif Badawi has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after serving a 10-year sentence for advocating an […]
March 11, 2022Alaska bill seeks to bar marriage for kids 14-15 years old – The Hamilton SpectatorJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A bill in the Alaska House would repeal a provision of law that allows […]
March 10, 2022D.C. Council Considers Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation – The Washington InformerWard 3 D.C. Council-member Mary Cheh has authored a bill that would ban female genital mutilation in the […]
March 9, 2022Maryland must not fail to outlaw child marriage a seventh time | GUEST COMMENTARY – The Baltimore SunI am an American who has lived my whole life in my beloved state of Maryland. I want […]
March 3, 2022How Vladimir Putin weaponises refugees – UnHerdFor the last three decades, Europe’s leaders have pursued a noble strategy to prevent conflict using trade, aid […]
March 3, 2022We deserve better than these weaklings – UnHerdVladimir Putin is many things. To Boris Johnson, he is “irrational”. To Joe Biden, he is “a killer”. […]
March 1, 2022Empowering Girls Globally by Supporting Equitable Access to Education – Access WireMISSION, KS / ACCESSWIRE / February 28, 2022 / (Family Features) Sometimes forgotten amidst the pandemic that upended the […]
March 1, 2022In Somaliland, COVID brings ‘cutters’ door to door for girls – APHARGEISA, Somalia (AP) — Safia Ibrahim’s business was in trouble. COVID-19 had taken hold in Somaliland, in the […]
March 1, 2022“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. – Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 1Published 03/02/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved by […]
February 28, 2022Idaho Supreme Court hears arguments in ‘sham’ child marriage case – Post RegisterThe Idaho Supreme Court listened to arguments Friday in a case involving a child marriage that reportedly was […]