June 11, 2015UK Non-Profit Works to Combat FGMThe UK non-profit Forward recently released a video showing the effects of female genital mutilation. The video, “Needlepoint,” […]
June 10, 2015UK Convicts First Person Under Forced Marriage LawsA businessman in the UK was sentenced to 16 years in jail after forcing a 25-year-old to marry […]
June 4, 2015Study Reveals Female Genital Mutilation is Practiced in IranSocial anthropologist Kameel Ahmady recently released a study finding that female genital mutilation is practiced in at least […]
June 3, 2015Nigeria Bans Female Genital MutilationNigeria banned female genital mutilation this month, a practice that is estimated to have affected 130 million women […]
May 26, 2015Google Executive Chairman Joins Fight Against Honor KillingsGoogle Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt joins Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the AHA Foundation in the fight against honor […]
May 22, 2015Raising Awareness About Female Genital Mutilation in the United StatesTo the extent that female genital mutilation makes the news, most of the attention is not focused on […]
May 20, 2015Vacation Cutting Season, “Heretic” in Europe and Canada, Empowering Essay Quotes and MoreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, I would like to use this issue of our newsletter to provide an update […]
May 20, 2015Ending Child Marriage as a Goal for Sustainable DevelopmentThis piece focuses on the idea that governments currently forming sustainable development goals to change the world by […]
May 20, 2015Texas Honor Killing Case Involved Entire FamilyNadia Irsan is now among family members accused of murdering Gelareh Bagherzadeh and Coty Beavers. It is alleged […]
May 20, 2015Vacation Cutting: An Illegal Practice Still Running RampantSummer is the season of vacation cutting. Many girls living in the US will be taken to countries […]
May 19, 2015Western Shelters Act as Barrier To Honor Killings in AfghanistanFunding from Western donors has led to the creation of women’s shelters throughout Afghanistan. The shelters, and the […]
May 19, 2015‘Unchained at Last’ Supports Victims of Forced MarriageFraidy Reiss started the organization ‘Unchained at Last’ to support victims of forced marriage after her own experience […]
May 19, 2015Filled with Hope and Empowerment, “I am Inspired by Ayaan” Essays’ Quotes Rekindle the Power of Storytelling“In restoring to me my very own story, you helped me regain my power…” -Jessica S. We have […]
May 19, 2015Ayaan Takes ‘Heretic’ on the Road to Canada and EuropeSince the launch of Heretic in March, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has taken every available opportunity to speak out […]
May 19, 2015Profile of Ayaan and Heretic in Canada’s The Globe and MailIn her profile of Ayaan and her new book Heretic, Elizabeth Renzetti of The Globe and Mail writes, “As a […]
May 19, 2015Spanish Newspaper El Pais Covers the Release of HereticIn a translated excerpt from his article in the Spanish newspaper El Pais, Mario Vargas Llosa notes, “It is […]
May 19, 2015Ayaan Talks Heretic and Optimism for an Islamic Reformation with Flemming Rose of Jyllands-PostenAyaan speaks with Flemming Rose, Foreign Editor at the Danish Jyllands-Posten and champion of free speech, about her […]
May 19, 2015Ayaan Discusses Heretic with Canadian Publication Maclean’sAs part of her Canadian book tour, Ayaan sat down with Maclean’s magazine to discuss her new book, […]
May 19, 2015Billboard Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation in BritainTwo survivors of female genital mutilation—Aissa Edon and Hoda Ali—along with two students—Mabel Evans and Kain Egan—decided to […]
May 7, 2015President Carter Talks About the Abuse of WomenPresident Jimmy Carter appeared for a TED talk highlighting why he thinks that the mistreatment of women is […]