July 14, 2021Predators and Prey – Ayaan Hirsi Ali for Hoover DigestWe in the West are used to seeing women everywhere around us. We see them as colleagues in the office, sitting next to us on […]
July 13, 2021Why Islamism became woke – Ayaan Hirsi Ali for UnHerdFollowing ISIS’s demise, Islamists around the world have been forced to radically reassess their strategy against the West. […]
July 13, 2021We are lawmakers from 5 states that finally put an end to child marriage. It’s past time for the other 45 U.S. states to follow our lead. – Business InsiderThis is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the authors. We ended a human rights […]
July 9, 2021Winston Marshall on Speaking Up – The Ayaan Hirsi Ali PodcastAyaan speaks with Winston Marshall soon after he left the band, Mumford & Sons. They discuss his work […]
July 9, 2021“FGM – is not a woman’s issue; it is everyone’s issue” – LexologyCrime-Stoppers are running a three-week campaign from 5 July 2021 to 25 July 2021. They are piloting two […]
July 8, 2021Hundreds in northeast Syria protest ‘honour killings’ – France 24Hundreds of women protested against so-called “honour killings” in northeast Syria on Tuesday after the latest murders of […]
July 8, 2021Girl is dragged to an abandoned house and shot by her tribe in ‘honour killing’ after running off with her lover and refusing to marry her cousin in Syria – Daily MailA girl was dragged to an abandoned house and shot by her tribe in a so-called ‘honour killing’ […]
July 8, 2021Pandemic could be increasing underage marriages among migrants – Stockholm Center of FreedomThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased poverty, which could lead to an increase in underage marriages among migrants in […]
July 1, 2021Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Prey: A Panel Discussion on Europe, Islam, and Women’s Rights – Hoover Institution Uncommon KnowledgePrey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights, Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book on the explosion of sexual […]
June 29, 2021June Newsletter: Stories from those who are defending our freedoms in the U.S.During this time of the year, with July 4th just around the corner, I get teary-eyed thinking about […]
June 25, 2021“I Joined AHA Foundation to Give A Voice to Liberal Values”When Ayaan Hirsi Ali first appeared in major news outlets, Debra Coplan paid only a little attention to […]
June 24, 2021“As a Muslim Woman, I Was Told What To Do, What To Think, and Never To Question Islam—I Was Indoctrinated,” CTF Fellow Discusses Leaving IslamGrowing up, Hanna Nour always questioned misogynistic practices within her religion. The older she grew, the more questions […]
June 24, 2021Sadia Hussein: the FGM survivor who is saving girls from the knife – The GuardianSadia Hussein had been in labour for three days when she felt she could take no more. She […]
June 22, 2021A 14-Year-Old Bride, Wed to Her Rapist, Playing on a Jungle Gym – The New York TimesFor years, the United States has campaigned against child marriage around the world, from Guatemala to Zimbabwe. But […]
June 17, 2021Ayaan Hirsi Ali for UnHerd: “Is the EU about to crumble?”Almost five years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the bloc faces an existential question: which, […]
June 16, 2021UK set to end legal loophole allowing child marriage – ReutersLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain must scrap a legal loophole allowing child marriage “by the back door”, […]
June 16, 2021Child Marriage Doesn’t Actually Happen Here, Right? – The New York TimesWhy is it so hard to end child marriage in America? In 1762, North Carolina’s colonial governor, Arthur […]
June 16, 2021UNICEF USA Applauds Passage Of Rhode Island Child Marriage Bill – ForbesParticularly during times of great hardship, we’re reminded of the power that comes with collective action. That’s just […]