January 6, 2018‘The cases reported are just the tip of the iceberg’: the Syrian refugee girls facing child marriage in Turkey – iNewsDalal Abdullah is just 13, but her mother has already had to fend off a string of requests […]
January 6, 2018Irish project helping to end child marriage in Nepal – thejournal.ieIN NEPAL 10% of girls are married before the age of 15 and 37% are married before the […]
January 6, 2018Turkish child marriage religious document sparks anger – BBC NewsTurkey’s main opposition party has called for a parliamentary inquiry after the directorate of religious affairs said that, […]
January 4, 2018Rape, Underage Sex, Forced Marriage, Abuse. That’s the Plight of Too Many Afghan Girls – NewsweekSahar was only 10 years old when she was forced to marry an older man. Her father agreed […]
January 3, 2018Survivor of FGM and AHA Foundation Give Support for a Bill Against FGM in PA, Meet the Founder of Unchained At Last, Former Intern Looks Back at Her Experience With AHA Foundation and MoreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, Happy New Year! As we enter 2018, we look back with a grateful heart […]
December 29, 2017FGM in Sri Lanka: It’s never ‘just a nick’ – Al JazeeraFor decades, female genital mutilation (FGM) has been practiced in Sri Lanka. However, to those outside the practicing […]
December 26, 2017Couple accused of genital mutilation of their daughter at Dublin home to face trial – IndependentA couple are to face trial accused of genital mutilation of their daughter at their home in Dublin. […]
December 26, 2017This young Croydon man’s amazing work to stop violence against girls and women has earned him an award from the Queen – Croydon AdvertiserA young man who came to Croydon after fleeing Zimbabwe as a teenager is about to be given an […]
December 26, 2017They escaped child marriage. Now they’re speaking out. – CNNEunice was just 9 years old when she was married off to a man older than her father. […]
December 25, 2017Lawyer of Saudi sisters in Turkey fighting to prevent extradition – Hurriyet Daily NewsThe lawyer of two Saudi Arabian sisters in Turkey has been fighting to prevent the women from being […]
December 23, 2017FGM is a real danger to many young girls – Belfast TelegraphChristmas is usually a happy time for children and families. However, for a small number of girls in […]
December 21, 2017Time we tighten up child marriage laws – St. Augustine RecordMore often than not this time of year, The Record rails against silly or superfluous laws being teed-up by our […]
December 20, 2017AHA Foundation 2017 Annual Report Celebrating 10 Years of Life-Saving Workand Revealing the Vision for the Next Ten YearsTen years ago, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect women and girls from honor violence […]
December 19, 2017Girls could be flown abroad to undergo FGM during Christmas holidays, officials warn as more than 1,000 cases reported – The IndependentGirls may be forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) abroad during the Christmas holidays, authorities have warned […]
December 19, 2017Child marriage is a criminal injustice – Daily NationCan there be such a thing as child marriage? Not for the African Union Goodwill Ambassador spearheading the […]
December 19, 2017Crashing a wedding, saving a child bride: App helps girl avoid child marriage – UNFPAWhen a 13-year-old girl in the remote village of Darbhanga, in India’s Bihar State, overheard her parents planning […]
December 12, 2017Dr. Mwangi-Powell Leads African Anti-FGM Initiative, Believes the Practice Can be Stopped in One GenerationDr. Faith Mwangi-Powell, MSc, Ph.D., is the Global Director for The Girl Generation, a ten-country social change communication […]
December 11, 2017How Women From The U.S. Could Be At Risk Of Genital Mutilation – NPRYoung women from the U.S. are at increasing risk of a dangerous ritual known as female genital mutilation. […]
December 11, 2017Trapped in A Marriage with an Al-Qaeda Operative, Yasmine Fought Back for the Sake of Her DaughterYasmine Mohammed is an Arab-Canadian college instructor, activist, podcaster and writer. Yasmine shares her story of growing up […]
December 9, 2017Photography Project ‘Too Young To Wed’ Empowers Child Marriage Survivors – KobbiniAccording to International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), one-third of girls in the developing world are married before the […]