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 […]
February 24, 2022Free speech survey indicates shortcomings across Iowa universities – The GazetteA quarter of students across Iowa’s public universities who responded to a free-speech survey in the fall disagreed […]
February 24, 2022Decline in FGM among Egypt’s young women recorded by UN – The NationalThe results of a UN survey conducted in Egypt in 2021 have shown a sharp decline in the […]
February 22, 2022“There is a very clear will to end FGM in the U.S., we just need the resources to finish it.” AHA Veteran Amanda Parker on 15 Years of the Fight Against FGMPublished 03/02/2022 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Ayaan Hirsi Ali founding AHA Foundation. Since the very […]
February 22, 2022Maryland: Come for the crab cakes, the boardwalk, a child bride – The Washington PostSteamed crabs and a sail on the Chesapeake Bay have long been part of Maryland’s tourism campaigns. But […]
February 10, 2022Justice Department, ICE, and the FBI Recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – 7thSpaceThe Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC), including the Justice Department’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions […]