July 14, 2020Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins BBC NewsnightAyaan Hirsi Ali, founder of AHA Foundation, joined the evening show BBC Newsnight on Friday, June 10 to discuss the […]
July 14, 2020One of AHA’s Youngest Supporters Declares: “We cannot let torment stay shrouded in darkness”Jaclyn Soneff became AHA Foundation’s supporter and advocate against female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2019 after learning about […]
July 14, 2020July Newsletter: Online marriage licenses can be exploited for child and forced marriage; In her church community, young AHA donor raises awareness of FGMDuring these trying times, the well-being of our country is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. My op-ed […]
July 14, 2020Child Marriage Survivors Warn About Possible Exploitation of Girls During the PandemicTo help curb the spread of COVID-19, local governments have found many ways to tend to the needs […]
July 9, 2020Healthcare professionals conduct 80% of FGM in Egypt – MENAFN(MENAFN – Daily News Egypt) An estimated 8 in 10 girls in countries such as Egypt and Sudan […]
July 6, 2020Sudan’s bid to ban genital mutilation sparks hope, caution – Associated PressCAIRO (AP) — It’s been more than 60 years. But the scene is seared still into Kawthar Ali’s […]
July 1, 2020UN Calls for End to Practices Threatening Women, Girls Worldwide – VOA NewsThe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent action to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage […]
July 1, 2020The Case against Revolution with Ayaan Hirsi Ali – the Uncommon Knowledge PodcastAyaan Hirsi Ali, the founder of AHA Foundation, was featured in the Uncommon Knowledge podcast, hosted by Peter […]
June 26, 2020Female genital mutilation: Report shows 68,000 victims in Germany – Deutsche WelleThe amount of women and girls in Germany who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) has increased to […]
June 22, 2020AHA Helpline Manager Reports: “While Circumstances May Be Different, Emotions Remain the Same”The people who run AHA Foundation’s helpline are often unsung heroes in our fight against female genital mutilation […]
June 22, 2020How Jesse Topper Led Pennsylvania to Ban Child Marriage Despite PandemicJune 22, 2020 With a much-needed focus on the health crisis, state governments were focusing almost exclusively on […]
June 22, 2020Malaysian children as young as 12 are getting married, and it’s legal – South China Morning PostChildhood friends Iris, Mary and Sarah were once typical teenage girls – they did homework together, took selfies, […]
June 18, 2020India drafting law to increase nuptial age of girls – Anadolu AgencyEven as India has become home to the largest number of child brides in the world, it has […]
June 17, 2020Why coronavirus has placed millions more girls at risk of FGM – The GuardianCovid-19 has exposed just how much work remains to be done to wipe out female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
June 15, 2020Figures show ‘at least 10’ FGM victims identified in the surrounding areas of Bradford – The Telegraph & ArgusDoctors say at least ten victims of female genital mutilation were seen by NHS services in the surrounding areas […]
June 15, 2020Child marriages spike in lockdown around Bengal – The TelegraphA social worker that The Telegraph called on Saturday morning for details on a child marriage that had been averted […]
June 14, 2020June Newsletter: Pennsylvania bans child marriage with help of Jesse Topper; AHA says goodbye to helpline managerThe fight to ban child marriage across the U.S. has been a long, grueling battle. For years, AHA […]
June 10, 2020Iran Criminalizes Child Abuse After Outrage Over Killing of Teenage Girl – New York TimesAfter 11 years of stalling, Iran passed a law on Sunday making it a crime to emotionally or […]
June 8, 2020A Daughter Is Beheaded, and Iran Asks if Women Have a Right to Safety – The New York TimesBefore he beheaded his 14-year-old daughter with a farming sickle, Reza Ashrafi called a lawyer. His daughter, Romina, […]
June 5, 2020Despite recent historic gains in ending FGM, Somalia sees dramatic increase – The WorldDuring the worldwide COVID-19 lockdown, activists in some countries made historic gains in the fight to stop the […]