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March 6, 2020

International Women’s Day

This March 8, International Women’s Day, we feature the stories of activists and survivors who triumphed over abuse […]
February 26, 2020

Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Life Story Inspires a Supporter from Massachusetts to Take Action

Michael Cavallo is a Massachusetts resident and local climate change activist. He saw his state was lacking protections […]
February 17, 2020

After Growing Up in a Warzone, CTF Co-Founder Dedicates Life to Fighting Extremism

Faisal Saeed al-Mutar, founder of Ideas Beyond Borders and co-founder of the Critical Thinking Fellowship (CTF) Campus Program, […]
January 30, 2020

CTF Fellow Educates Hundreds About FGM, Creates Ripple Effects in Her Community

During her fellowship with AHA Foundation’s Critical Thinking Fellowship (CTF) campus program, Alana Krafsur organized the most successful […]
January 9, 2020

AHA Foundation’s Most Shared Blogs in 2019

What AHA Foundation stories moved and inspired you the most in 2019? Find out by looking at our […]
December 19, 2019

2019 Annual Report

2019 HIGHLIGHTS Upheld our position as the national leader in anti-FGM advocacy and played key roles in five […]
December 16, 2019

2019 Impact Report Video

During this time of reflection on the past year, we look back at the challenges we have overcome […]
December 11, 2019

2019 Donor Spotlight

The holiday season is all about giving back. At AHA Foundation, we want to take this time to […]
November 26, 2019

Our Thanksgiving Message to You

George Zarubin, Executive Director This year I am so grateful for the dedicated team we have at the […]
November 19, 2019

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Op-eds on Combating Islamism

Our Founder, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, has frequently focused on combating Islamism in her writings. We have compiled some of her […]
November 19, 2019

Amplifying and Uniting Voices of Muslim Reformers and ex-Muslims

  In our mission to bring our Founder’s ideas into practice, this October, in cooperation with the Hoover […]
November 18, 2019

Joanna Vergoth Helps Survivors Deal With the Psychological Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation

Joanna Vergoth is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in trauma. For the last 20 years she has dedicated herself […]
October 17, 2019

Ayaan Hirsi Ali at Pepperdine University: “The (Transformative) Power of Women”

After facing repeated attempts, some of which were successful, to ban her from speaking on U.S. college campuses, […]
October 16, 2019

Our Supporters Fuel 2019 Legislative Successes in the Fight to End FGM

While the movement against female genital mutilation (FGM) in the U.S has been dealt several hard-hitting blows over […]
October 10, 2019

Kentucky Survivor Breaks Silence About Genital Mutilation

I am a white, Christian woman who was born and raised in the United States. When I was […]