June 10, 2019State House Votes For Ban On Child Marriages In Pennsylvania – CBS PittsburgHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A ban on Pennsylvania marriages when either party is under 18 is moving ahead […]
June 7, 2019Decree bans marriage for children under 18, eliminates exceptions – Mexico Daily NewsA decree published on Tuesday by the federal government banned marriage for children under 18 in 31 out […]
June 7, 2019World leaders urged to make female circumcision a priority like HIV – ReutersVANCOUVER, Canada (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) should be made a global priority like […]
June 5, 2019AHA Fellow on Hosting Campus Events Despite Protests and PushbackMohamed Ali is a sophomore at the University of Rochester studying physics and philosophy. He joined the Critical […]
June 5, 2019Founding Member of the U.K.’s National FGM Centre Uses Her Expertise to Help Girls in the U.S.Lisa Brett is a Senior Consultant for AHA Foundation. She previously worked in manufacturing before joining the Voluntary […]
June 5, 2019U.S. House Passes Resolution Officially Recognizing Female Genital Mutilation As A ‘Human Rights Violation’ – NewsweekThe House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan resolution denouncing the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and […]
June 5, 2019EDITORIAL: Make 18 the minimum age for marriage in Pa.When Republican state Rep. Jesse Topper of Bedford County and Democratic counterpart Warren Perry of Bucks County recently […]
June 5, 2019Forced marriage cases reported in Britain jump to record high – ReutersLONDON, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of calls to a specialist British unit tackling forced […]
June 5, 2019Teachers told to look out for signs of female genital mutilation during ‘cutting season’ – Metro NewsSome girls may be at greater risk of female genital mutilation over the next few months, a charity […]
June 5, 2019Louisiana lawmakers reject bill to set a minimum marriage age – NBC NewsLouisiana lawmakers rejected a bill on Sunday that would have set a minimum age to marry and instead rewrote the […]
May 21, 2019May Newsletter: Former UK politician uses her expertise to fight FGM in the U.S., CTF fellow faces backlash over planning campus event, South Carolina criminalizes FGMDear AHA Foundation Supporter, This month, South Carolina became the 33rd state to ban female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
May 14, 2019This summer, I’ll attend the wedding of a child bride in the Deep South — the same place where my 32-year-old friend is a grandmotherOne day this summer, in the sweltering heat of exurban Atlanta’s Deep South Side, south of Jonesboro but […]
May 1, 2019Congress fights to save historic female genital mutilation case – Detroit Free PressIn a move that could revive Detroit’s historic female genital mutilation prosecution, Congress has intervened in the case, […]
April 30, 2019AHA Foundation’s Amanda Parker Calls for Gender Equality Under the LawThe rights and safety of women should not be left to the interpretations of individuals or changing attitudes; […]
April 29, 2019Dr. Ottenheimer, a Gynecologist on the Frontline of Helping Female Genital Mutilation SurvivorsDr. Deborah Ottenheimer is one of the few doctors in the U.S. who specialize in care to survivors […]
April 29, 2019Naila Amin, Forced Marriage Survivor, Uses Her Past Experiences to Drive Her ActivismAHA Foundation: When you were 15 years old, your parents brought you to Pakistan and there, you were […]
April 23, 2019HATE: Why We Should Combat It with Free Speech, Not Censorship, at University of Notre DameVideo Link: https://www.facebook.com/TheCriticalThinkingUnit/videos/3162040067155489/ Event Description: Nadine Strossen, the youngest-ever and first female serving president of the […]
April 21, 2019April newsletter: Child marriage survivor’s miraculous escape leads to advocacy, AHA Foundation supports the Equal Rights Amendment, American gynecologist connects with FGM survivorsDear AHA Foundation Supporter, Imagine you are eight years old and your parents tell you that they have […]
April 17, 2019Female mutilation law earns support – Neighbors Newspaper*The original article mistakenly says 22 states have yet to criminalize FGM, the accurate number is 19 because […]
April 16, 2019Preventing FGM in the U.S. and North Carolina, at University of North Carolina at Chapel HillVideo Link: Event Description: AHA Senior Director Amanda Parker spoke to students at the University of […]