January 12, 2021Thousands of child marriages in Canada spark concern over global leadership – ReutersJan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of girls in Canada have been married before turning 18, researchers […]
January 7, 2021U.S. toughens ban on ‘abhorrent’ female genital mutilation – Reuters(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States has toughened its ban on the “abhorrent practice” of female genital […]
January 5, 2021Is The Pandemic Causing A Surge In Female Genital Mutilation? – NPRIn early December, Christine Ghati Alfons taught a menstrual hygiene class to a group of girls, 10 to […]
January 5, 2021Many African, Asian families marry off daughters amid virus – East OregonianKOIDU, Sierra Leone (AP) — The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with […]
January 5, 2021‘Empower girls to reduce incidence of child marriages’ – The New Indian ExpressCHENNAI: Against the backdrop of high incidence of child marriages across South Asian countries, the Feminist Inquiries into […]
December 21, 20202020 Annual Report2020 HIGHLIGHTS Helped pass a federal anti-FGM ban through the House of Representatives and Senate through advocacy with […]
December 18, 2020Congress delivers an early holiday gift to women and girls in America – The HillCongress delivered a long-overdue holiday gift to thousands of young women and girls in the United States. The […]
December 17, 2020The President Should Sign the Bill Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation – National ReviewA rare worthwhile bipartisan bill has passed Congress that will outlaw female genital mutilation as a matter of federal law. […]
December 16, 2020Against All Odds, U.S. Congress Passes Federal FGM Ban12-16-2020 Update from January 5: President Trump signed the STOP FGM Act of 2020 into law after it was […]
December 14, 2020December Newsletter: In the Words of SurvivorsAt AHA Foundation, breaking the silence about female genital mutilation (FGM), child and forced marriage, and other harmful […]
December 14, 2020Almost 2,000 FGM cases identified in Germany last year – Deutsche WelleA rights group found evidence of 2,000 women, including some 200 minors, in Germany last year who underwent […]
December 10, 2020Fighting for Her Dreams: How Shagufa Found Freedom from Forced MarriageAt the age of 16, Shagufa, then living in Afghanistan, was forced into a marriage with a man […]
December 10, 2020‘These Girls Are Being Cut and Married in Droves’ – The New York TimesA deep, sonorous melody pierces the night sky when young Samburu warriors celebrate an impending marriage. These songs, […]
December 10, 2020Ayaan Hirsi Ali: “Thoughts from a Life: Scruton and the West” – The Rodger Scruton Legacy FoundationRoger Scruton was not only a kind and dear friend to me, but his intellectual work solidified my […]
December 10, 2020Anonymous App To Help End FGM In Kenya – Capital NewsNAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 7- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday said the government is considering adopting the use of […]
December 9, 2020Sudan says it will stamp out child marriage and enforce ban on FGM – The GuardianSudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country’s ban on female genital mutilation […]
December 9, 2020Irish-Somali activist Ifrah Ahmed on her FGM mission of hope – The TimesLast January, a married couple from Dublin were jailed for the genital mutilation of their infant daughter. The […]
December 3, 2020Controversial ‘virginity tests’ sold by UK clinics – BBCWomen are being offered controversial “virginity tests” at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has […]
November 20, 2020Ayaan Hirsi Ali Speaks with FGM Survivor Assita Kanko in “Lessons Learned: European Values Vs Islamism” – The Hoover InstitutionAssita Kanko, MEP and Ayaan Hirsi Ali discussed Lessons Learned: European Values vs. Islamism in a video put […]
November 18, 2020Ayaan Hirsi Ali Talks About Islamic Terrorism, Critical Race Theory and America on the Megyn Kelly ShowAyaan Hirsi Ali joins Megyn Kelly’s podcast to talk about Islamic terrorism and recent attacks in France, the way […]