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 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, 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 […]
November 22, 2017Activist and Survivor of FGM, F.A. Cole, Refuses to be Silent About the Night She was MutilatedOriginally published on November 17, 2018 Activist and Survivor of FGM, F.A. Cole, Refuses to be Silent About […]
November 21, 2017Not Comfortable with How Female Genital Mutilation is Shown in Photos, A Swedish Photographer Applies a New ApproachElisabeth Ubbe is an award-winning photojournalist who strives to highlight issues that are taboo to create conversation and […]
November 1, 2017 Ayaan Hirsi Ali Awarded the Oxi Day Courage AwardWe are proud to share that our Founder, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, was awarded the Oxi Day Courage Award […]
October 30, 2017Representative Dave Trott Fights for Stronger Legislation Against Female Genital Mutilation, “I want to ensure our girls are safe”The AHA Foundation was honored to sit down with Representative Dave Trott’s office last month to discuss the […]
October 30, 2017William and Mary Law Professor Warns Child Marriage Robs American Youth of Education and ProsperityThis month, the AHA Foundation spoke with William & Mary Law Professor, Vivian Hamilton. Professor Hamilton received her […]
October 30, 2017Award-winning Playwright Tackles Ideas of Free Speech and Dangers of ExtremismNatalie Menna is an actress and the playwright of the award-winning play Committed, a historical fiction depicting the […]
October 10, 2017Faisal Saeed Al Mutar at University of Maryland, College Park, “Freedom of Expression in the Arab World”Event Description: Faisal Saeed al-Mutar was born in Iraq and admitted to the United States as a refugee […]
September 20, 2017Update on the First Female Genital Mutilation Case in the U.S. – Trial Postponed as More Charged in CaseTheodore Levin Courthouse, Detroit, Michigan. Photo by: C Hanchey and can be found here. United States of America v. […]
September 20, 2017A Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow is Not Afraid to Do the Right Thing to Combat Forced MarriageLaura Vidal, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow Laura Vidal is a Social Worker with a Masters in Human […]
September 20, 2017After Honor Killing of Noor Almaleki, Ending Honor Violence in the U.S. Became Detective Boughey’s Life PurposeThis month, the AHA Foundation sat down with Detective Chris Boughey of the Peoria Police Department to discuss […]
August 23, 2017AHA Supporter Appeals to Miami Herald, Brings Attention To Child Marriage in FloridaPictured from right to left is our Senior Director, Amanda Parker, with Members of World Wings including Alicia […]
August 23, 2017Representative Heather Sirocki of Maine and Why the Bill Against Female Genital Mutilation Keeps Being Shot Down in Her StateThis month, the AHA Foundation sat down with Maine State Representative, Heather Sirocki, who has served the Scarborough […]
August 23, 2017Survivor of Female Genital Mutilation Pleads to Other Parents to Have Mercy on Their GirlsIt is the recovery room in a hospital in Egypt. The girl is six or seven years old. […]
July 19, 2017American Psychotherapist Devotes Her Career to Helping Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Heal From TraumaOriginally published on 7/19/2017 American Psychotherapist Devotes Her Career to Helping Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Heal […]
July 19, 2017While His State Makes the News Due to Cases of Genital Mutilation, This Michigan Physician Argues for Cutting Off the Roots of the PracticeDr. Mohammed Arsiwala is a board certified internist who practices urgent care medicine in Southeast Michigan. He is […]
July 19, 2017Books that Have Inspired Us: AHA’s Summer Reading RecommendationsA good book can take you into another person’s world. At the AHA Foundation we encourage supporters to […]
June 22, 2017U.S. Campuses Harbor Censorship, Obstruct Free Speech in Battle of IdeasZouhair giving a speech at his university. By Zouhair Mazouz, Director of Campus Initiatives at the AHA Foundation […]