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November 16, 2016

With her First Novel, “Stained,” Abda Khan Gives Voice and Hope to Thousands Suffering in the Name of Honor

In her first novel Stained, Abda Khan, a British-Pakistani lawyer, portrays the struggles of an immigrant girl who […]
November 16, 2016

Once “a Shell of a Person Living in a Haze” of Forced Marriage, Nina Van Harn Fights Back and Wins the First Case of Forced Marriage Annulment in the State of Michigan

The image most often associated with a woman or girl who is forced into marriage is that of […]
November 16, 2016

Ayaan Honored with Genesis Award

CJUI's President Ray Hanna presenting Ayaan Hirsi Ali with the Genesis Award. At the end of October, Ayaan […]
October 28, 2016

Amanda Parker, Interim Executive Director, on Stopping Child Marriage and Protecting Childhoods

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, I love Halloween. Celebrations around my neighborhood bring back special childhood memories. I remember […]
October 19, 2016

AHA Donor Spotlight: “I Choose to Support this Organization…Because I Choose to Support Ayaan Hirsi Ali”

By Karen Boone I was born in England in 1962, but moved to Nairobi, Kenya when I was […]
October 19, 2016

AHA Foundation Trainings: On a Mission to Make the US a Safer Place to Be a Girl

A battered but undeterred stay-at-home-mom stashing money into a cereal box to save enough to leave her abusive […]
October 18, 2016

Five Things About Honor Violence You Need to Know

#1 Not all honor violence results in killings Honor killings are the most extreme form of honor violence. […]
September 20, 2016

Sarah Haider, Co-Founder of Ex-Muslims in North America, Shares Her Transition to Atheism and the Need to Look Up to Fathers who Champion Women’s Rights

Sarah Haider is a Pakistani-born writer and activist who grew up in Texas. A practicing Shia Muslim throughout […]
September 20, 2016

Five Questions About Forced Marriage You Were Afraid to Ask

1. Why can’t people just say “no” to a marriage? Why is it forced? While we like to […]
September 20, 2016

My Escape from Child Marriage to Freedom

In her guest blog, Gabriella Gillespie describes her remarkable escape from a marriage her father forced her into […]
September 11, 2016

Free Webinar on Protecting Girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the US

More than half a million of girls in the US have undergone or are at risk of being […]
August 17, 2016

An Interview with Nazir Afzal, UK’s Chief Executive of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, on Criminalization of Forced Marriage

Nazir Afzal OBE, honor violence expert from the UK’s Chief Executive of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, […]
August 17, 2016

The AHA Foundation Supports the Criminalization of Forced Marriage

Throughout the history of the AHA Foundation, we have come down firmly on the side of outlawing and […]
August 17, 2016

Dressed in Wedding Veils, Protestors Demand Banning Marriage for Children Under Age of 18

Amanda Parker, Interim Executive Director of the AHA Foundation, speaks at the Chain-In. Photo: Susan Landmann This past […]
July 20, 2016

An Interview With Hilary Burrage: How She’s Fighting to Stop FGM in the UK

Hilary Burrage, British sociologist and author, on the fight against FGM: We must never, for one moment, be […]