April 3, 2018‘They don’t want you to criticize Islam’: Controversial speaker Zuhdi Jasser talks about combating ‘Islamism’(Duke Chronicle) – After days of controversy, a location change and a counter-protest event, Zuhdi Jasser visited Duke to […]
April 2, 2018 Dr. Zuhdi Jasser at Duke University, “The American-Muslim Identity: Patriot or Insurgent?”Event Description: Dr. Zudhi Jasser, an expert on Islamism and a former Naval officer, spoke at Duke University […]
April 2, 2018 Faisal Saeed Al Mutar at the University of Oklahoma, “Enlightenment Values, the Golden Age of Islam, and Reform”Event Description: Faisal Saeed al-Mutar was born in Iraq and admitted to the United States as a refugee […]
April 2, 2018Dr. Elham Manea at Princeton University, “Radicalized at 16: The Dangers of Non-Violent Extremism”Event Description: Dr. Elham Manea is a Swiss-Yemeni Muslim reformer, human rights activist and academic who researches and […]
March 29, 2018Partial victory in Florida, the AHA Foundation at a UN conference, FGM steals childhoodsDear AHA Foundation Supporter, Last October, in her op-ed in the Sun Sentinel, our own Senior Director, Amanda Parker, pleaded with Florida […]
March 28, 2018Democratic bill banning child marriage killed, modified Republican measure advances – Tennessean(Tennessean) – A measure Democrats have championed that would ban minors from marrying in Tennessee was killed in the state Senate […]
March 28, 2018Penn State Students Fight to End FGM From Their ClassroomsA group of talented and determined students from Penn State’s Dickinson Law have taken up the challenge of […]
March 27, 2018A Survivor Shares: When Female Genital Cutting Occurs, Childhood Ends and Trauma Begins** Please note the photo above is a stock photo and not a photo of the survivor. It […]
March 24, 2018Child marriage ban, year-round Daylight Saving time signed into law – Florida Politics(Florida Politics) – A bill that would ban marriages for anyone under the age of 17 and legislation […]
March 22, 2018Child marriage isn’t marriage and ‘nearly 18’ isn’t 18 years old – The Hill(The Hill) – Why have you abandoned the 17-year-old girls? I ask this to the many state legislators across […]
March 22, 2018 “MENA: Why Did Democracy Fail and How Can We Revive It?”Event Description: Gissou Nia is a human rights lawyer and Iran expert. She most recently acted as the […]
March 17, 2018National campaign to end child marriages arrives in Louisiana; backers say state law must change – The Acadiana Advocate(The Acadiana Advocate) – Amanda Parker, senior director of the AHA Foundation, which is also dedicated to ending […]
March 15, 2018 Yasmine Mohammed at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, “From Al-Qaeda to Atheism”Event Description: Yasmine is an Arab-Canadian college instructor, activist, podcaster and writer. Yasmine shares her story of growing […]
March 9, 2018Florida Moves to Ban Marriage Before the Age of 17 – PBS(FRONTLINE) – Florida has moved to tighten its laws on child marriage. On Friday, state lawmakers passed a […]
February 22, 2018What it takes to combat extremism, Campus program fellow breaks the silence at Vassar, Protecting girls from FGM by educating legislators and moreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, In our work to fight extremism, we collaborate with reform-minded ex-Muslims and Muslims, people […]
February 20, 2018By Educating Legislators Across the Nation, Alex Still Helps Protect Girls in the U.S. from FGMAHA Foundation: Alexandra Still is our Program and Policy Associate. Alex researches cultural practices that harm women and girls in […]
February 20, 2018AHA Foundation Campus Program Fellow Breaks Silence About FGM at Vassar CollegeOriginally published 2/20/2018 AHA Foundation Campus Program Fellow Breaks Silence About FGM at Vassar College Grace Roebuck is […]
February 20, 2018Muhammad Fraser-Rahim Counters Extremism From Within Muhammad Fraser-Rahim is the Executive Director of North America for Quilliam International. He is an expert on […]
February 8, 201868 Million Girls May Face Female Genital Mutilation by 2030, U.N. Chief Warns – TIME(UNITED NATIONS) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that without accelerated action 68 million girls could be […]
February 7, 2018Florida: Child Marriage Bill – Media ReleaseFor Immediate Release Florida: Child Marriage Ban Hits a Bump Legislators Should Support Bill Setting Minimum Age at […]