October 16, 2019Our Supporters Fuel 2019 Legislative Successes in the Fight to End FGMWhile the movement against female genital mutilation (FGM) in the U.S has been dealt several hard-hitting blows over […]
October 16, 2019Vulnerable teenage girls to be targeted in airport bathrooms to stop them from being taken overseas and forced into arranged marriages – Daily MailAirport bathrooms will be targeted as part of a new campaign to crackdown on predators who are forcing […]
October 10, 2019Kentucky Survivor Breaks Silence About Genital MutilationI am a white, Christian woman who was born and raised in the United States. When I was […]
October 10, 2019October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — How Aware Are We? – InsideSources“America is the home of the brave and the land of the free. When people seek haven in […]
October 3, 2019When health workers harm: the medicalization of female genital mutilation in Egypt – UNFPACAIRO, Egypt – Female genital mutilation has been outlawed in Egypt for more than a decade, but it remains […]
October 1, 2019The (Transformative) Power of Women at Pepperdine UniversityVideo Link: Event Description: After facing repeated attempts, some of which were successful, to ban her […]
September 26, 2019Vermont lawmakers urged to ban female genital mutilation – VT DiggerAn anti-female genital mutilation organization is urging Vermont lawmakers, and those from 15 other states, to enact laws […]
September 26, 2019September Newsletter: No justice for victims in first federal case against FGM in the U.S., stepmom and wife at the age of 15, AHA Foundation on the frontlines of educating professionals about FGM and child marriageDear AHA Foundation Supporter, As somebody who cares about protecting girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) in the […]
September 25, 2019It’s All About Health for Women and Girls: Ghada Khan on Ending FGM – Philanthropy WomenAn estimated 3.9 million girls around the world are at risk of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) […]
September 20, 2019Court Denies House Motion to Intervene in Michigan FGM Case – Media ReleaseMEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – Friday September 20, 2019 Court Denies House Motion to Intervene in Michigan […]
September 19, 2019No Justice for Victims in First Federal Case Against FGM in the U.S.Originally published on 9/19/2019 No Justice for Victims in First Federal Case Against FGM in the U.S. AHA […]
September 18, 2019How Genevieve became a Stepmom and Wife at 15 in AmericaAt the age of 15, Genevieve was forced into a marriage against her will. Now in her 30s, […]
September 17, 2019Texas Man Convicted Of Killing His Daughter’s Husband And Her Best Friend In ‘Honor Killings’ – OxygenWhen Nesreen Irsan, a 23-year-old Muslim, ran away from home, converted to Christianity and married her American boyfriend, Coty Beavers, no […]
September 16, 2019Court declines House Democrats’ motion to intervene in genital mutilation case – The Detroit NewsWashington — A federal court has denied House Democrats’ request to intervene in the appeal of a Michigan criminal […]
September 13, 2019The Violence Against Women Act must also combat female genital mutilation – Washington Examinerhis week, the Violence Against Women Act turns 25 years old. The act was passed in 1994 with […]
September 12, 2019Child marriage should end in Idaho – Post RegisterI just returned from back-to-back industry conferences. Each year when I meet new people and say I’m from […]
September 12, 2019Books Not Bombs: Translating the Western Canon for the Islamic World at University of Texas at AustinVideo Link: Event Description: On September 12, 2019, Faisal Saeed Al-Mutar gave a lecture about the […]
September 11, 2019End child marriage in the U.S.? You might be surprised at who’s opposed – NBC NewsA bill that would have ended child marriage in Idaho — which has no minimum age for couples […]
September 3, 2019Female genital mutilation happens in Kentucky. We must ban this barbaric practice – Courier JournalJulie Raque Adams (left) is a Kentucky state senator from Louisville; Amanda Parker (right) is the Senior Director at […]
August 29, 2019Alabama legislature passes new marriage certificate law – WCBILAMAR COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – Some objections to signing marriage licenses for same-sex couples led to a change […]