August 24, 2017Why Is the Southern Poverty Law Center Targeting Liberals? – The New York TimesSince the violence in Charlottesville 10 days ago, when white supremacists left one young woman dead and 19 […]
August 24, 2017Child Marriage in America: By the Numbers – FrontlineAt first, almost no one believed Fraidy Reiss when she said child marriage happens in the United States. […]
August 24, 2017The curse of blades and powders: FGM in Somaliland – in pictures – The Guardianlmost all women aged 15 to 49 in the east African state of Somaliland have suffered female genital […]
August 24, 2017DomRep has highest child-marriage rate in Americas – Jamaica ObserverUNICEF says more than one in 10 girls in the Dominican Republic are married or living with a […]
August 24, 2017Women in small Muslim sect say they have had FGM in Canada – The StarWomen from a small Muslim sect called the Dawoodi Bohras have reported that female genital mutilation has been […]
August 21, 2017Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali says US has its head in the sand when it comes to ISIS – Fox NewsA leading voice on the rights of Muslim women said Sunday U.S. lawmakers continue to take a “head […]
August 21, 2017Marriage bill important for child’s protection – NewsPressState Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, has a history of protecting children through state legislation, passing bills requiring […]
August 21, 2017El Salvador, Guatemala lawmakers pass bans on child marriage – InquirerEl Salvador and Guatemala have joined a trend in clamping down on child marriage by passing legislation that […]
August 17, 2017Saudi Arabia just took 4 major steps to improve women’s rights – StepFeedSaudi Arabia is taking major steps to improve women’s rights in the kingdom. Just in the past ten […]
August 17, 2017Lebanon abolishes ‘marry your rapist’ law, joining other Arab states – ReutersLebanon on Wednesday joined other Arab nations in abolishing a law that lets rapists escape punishment if they […]
August 17, 2017Seasonal employment, child marriage make women vulnerable to trafficking – Deccan HeraldSeasonal employment, child marriage and school drop out rate are among the reasons making women and girls vulnerable […]
August 17, 2017How to prevent child marriages? – The Express TribuneThe term ‘child marriage’ is used to describe a legal or customary union between two people, of whom […]
August 17, 2017Women’s Oppression: Across the Globe – Atypical FemaleDisclaimer: this post contains information that may be concerning to those sensitive to the topics of genital mutilation. […]
August 16, 2017How Ending Child Marriage Can Benefit Girls and EconomiesI was quite alarmed by new research on the economic impacts of child marriage released a few weeks ago in […]
August 16, 2017We Need To Talk About Child Marriage – ForwardAs I have every August in recent years, I am busy preparing my children to return to school. […]
August 15, 2017Senate bill would ban marriage by minors – Florida PoliticsAs expected, legislation was filed Monday in the Florida Senate to ban minors from getting married. The bill […]
August 15, 2017On Radical Islam, Trump Has Lost His Focus – Wall Street JournalAn Op-Ed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Published Aug. 10, 2017 Candidate Donald Trump vowed to take a fresh approach […]
August 10, 2017Woman who fears daughter faces FGM gets deportation reprieve – The GuardianTheresa May has intervened to halt the deportation of a woman who claimed that her three-year-old daughter would face […]
August 10, 2017For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season” – UNFPAAsha Ali Ibrahim, 41, has been performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls in Diaami, Hargeisa and other […]
August 10, 2017Maine turns blind eye to child abuse – One News NowMaine’s legislature failed to protect little girls from a horrible mutilation practice, so the bill’s sponsor now is […]