November 25, 2021MPs back raising minimum marriage age to 18 to protect children – BBC NewsMPs have backed raising the legal age of marriage to 18 to stop vulnerable children being forced to […]
November 25, 2021In Pakistan, minority girls and women are being forced into marriages and religious conversions – AleteiaGirls and women from religious minorities continue to be victims of forced conversion and marriage in Pakistan, with […]
November 25, 2021Afghan Families ‘Marry Off’ Baby Girls For Dowries Amid Extreme Hunger – Global CitizenJobless and engulfed in debt, Afghan brick kiln worker Fazal said the country’s imploding economy had left him […]
November 25, 2021Hackney school praised for tackling topics of abuse and FGM – Hackney GazetteA Hackney school has won praise from a campaigner for its efforts to stamp out Female Genital Mutilation […]
November 25, 2021Reversing underage marriage trend in the North – PunchNIGERIA’S disgraceful scorecard on the plight of the girl-child was re-enacted with a new report from Save the […]
November 22, 2021AHA Foundation Wins a 3-Year Grant from Department of Justice to Fight FGM/C in Chicago North SidePublished 12/07/2021 AHA Foundation recently received the news that we have won a 3-year federal grant from the […]
November 18, 2021I’ve Fought FGM for 20 Years. It Terrifies Me How Many Girls Have Been Cut During COVID-19 – Dr Leyla Hussein in Global CitizenI often say I would never recommend activism as a career path for anyone. It is truly gruelling, […]
November 16, 2021Police Say Victims In Norway Attack Were Stabbed, Not Killed By Bow And Arrow – ForbesThe five people killed in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg last Wednesday died from stab wounds and not […]
November 15, 2021Representative Kay Khan: “…the more I learned [about child marriage in Massachusetts], the more I realized we needed to act.”11/15/2021 This month, the fight to end child marriage in Massachusetts reaches a crucial moment. Two bills have […]
November 15, 2021“It is our job to protect the innocence of our children.” Jenn survived child marriage in the U.S. Now she fights to end it.Published 11/15/2021 Jenn is a survivor of child marriage in the U.S. Here, she tells AHA Foundation her […]
November 11, 2021Drexel University: Female Genital Mutilation is Child AbuseWatch: Event Description: On May 26, 2021, F.A. Cole spoke to the students at Utah State University about […]
October 30, 2021Early Marriage, Teen Pregnancy As Threats to Girl-Child Education – LeadershipA UNESCO report released on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child (11 October) shows […]
October 29, 2021Progressives are a gift to Islamism – UnHerdIn the almost 30 years that I have lived in the West, discussion surrounding Islamism has been stymied […]
October 29, 2021Counterweight Connects with Ayaan Hirsi Ali – Counterweight MediaEarlier this year, Ayaan spoke with Counterweight Media to discuss extremist ideologies. She drew upon her own experience […]
October 25, 2021The myth of lone-wolf terrorism – UnHerdMy heart sank twice last week: first when I heard about the brutal murder of Sir David Amess; […]
October 19, 2021Sir David Amess stabbing: What we know so far – BBCHere’s how the attack unfolded and what we know so far. What happened? The MP for Southend West […]
October 18, 2021Bow and arrow attack in Norway that killed 5 appears to be ‘terrorist act’ – Hot AirThis strange story of a man in Norway murdering people with a bow and arrow broke yesterday but […]
October 11, 2021October 2021 Newsletter: First FGM trial in U.S. dismissed; we lost a battle but will fight on to win the warOctober 11 was declared the International Day of the Girl Child almost 10 years ago. Though we have […]
October 8, 2021Human Rights Council adopts four resolutions on child early and forced marriage, negative legacies of colonialism – Mirage NewsThe Human Rights Council this morning adopted four resolutions on child early and forced marriage in times of […]
October 8, 2021Letter: Child Marriage is Never Cutesy – TucsonOn 08/27/2021, the NYT published the light-hearted Modern Love Essay, “Why My Daughter Got (Temporarily) Married at 13” […]