June 20, 2017What One Senate Hearing Taught Me About Discussing Islam in America – Huffington Post“Mrs. Hirsi Ali, do you still think Islam is a death cult?” shouted a man wearing what looked […]
June 19, 2017Texas Just Banned Child Marriage – Huffington PostTexas passed a law to make marriage under age 18 illegal. On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed […]
June 16, 2017Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Nomani Testify, Understanding the Tools, Tactics, and Techniques of Violent Extremism for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government AffairsBringing Awareness to Tools, Tactics, and Techniques of Violent Extremism AHA Foundation Founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali testified in […]
June 16, 2017Female Genital Mutilation As a First Amendment Right? Five Lawyers Weigh In – GlamourA Michigan doctor was arrested in April for allegedly performing female genital mutilation on two seven-year-old girls who […]
June 16, 2017Snyder to consider outlawing female genital mutilation – The Detroit NewsFemale genital mutilation would be a 15-year state felony under a legislative package on its way to Gov. […]
June 16, 2017Child Marriage Happens In The U.S., Too — This Girl Scout Is Trying To Change That – Refinery29Child marriage is often thought of as a problem that impacts the lives of teen girls in places […]
June 15, 2017Maine House Narrowly Rejects Bill to Create Crime of ‘Female Genital Mutilation’ – The Press HeraldHouse lawmakers voted narrowly on Tuesday to create an education and outreach program aimed at stopping “female genital […]
June 15, 20174th Person Charged in Detroit Genital Mutilation Case – CNNA Detroit-area wife and mother accused of being involved in a federal female genital mutilation case was arrested […]
June 14, 2017AHA Foundation Featured on The Tipping Point Discussing Female Genital MutilationAHA Foundation’s Senior Director, Amanda Parker, was featured on the show Tipping Point to discuss the Virginia Imam […]
June 14, 2017Michigan Case Adds U.S. Dimension to Debate on Genital Mutilation – The New York TimesAs more details emerge about the first-ever charges of female genital mutilation in the United States, the case […]
June 13, 2017A Promise To Her Newborn Daughter: No More Female Genital Mutilation – NPRJaha Dukureh, now 27, was only one week old when the incident that came to define her life’s […]
June 9, 2017Child Marriage Is Sharply Curtailed by New York Legislature – The New York TimesFor young teenagers, New York State is calling the wedding off. The little-known law that for decades has […]
June 8, 2017House Takes Aim at Female Genital Mutilation – The Detroit NewsThe Michigan House on Thursday approved bipartisan legislation that would create a new 15-year state felony for female […]
June 8, 2017Virginia Imam Placed on Leave After Endorsing Female Genital Mutilation – Fox NewsA Virginia imam has been placed on leave after advocating for the controversial practice of female genital mutilation. […]
June 8, 2017Up To 100 Girls Cut in Mutilation Case, Feds Estimate – Detroit NewsAs many as 100 girls may have had their genitalia mutilated during a 12-year conspiracy involving three Metro […]
June 7, 2017Activists in N.J. Push to Ban Child Marriage Before Christie Leaves Office – PBSIn an effort to make New Jersey the first state to ban child marriage, about 30 protesters outside the […]
June 7, 2017Child Marriage Survivor: I Was Introduced to Him in the Morning and Handed Over That Night – MottoSara Tasneem was 15 years old when she was married off to a 28-year old stranger. Her parents […]
June 6, 2017We Must No Longer Turn a Blind Eye to Islamic Extremism But Instead Root Out Radicals Who Hate the West – An Oped by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The SunOriginally Published by The Sun: 6 June 2017 THERE has been an unrelenting pattern of low-tech terror waged […]
June 6, 2017MEDIA RELEASE – Virginian Imam Should Face Prosecution for Inciting Criminal Female Genital MutilationMEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – Tuesday 6 June 2017 Virginian Imam should face prosecution for inciting criminal […]
June 6, 2017A Virginia Imam said Female Genital Mutilation Prevents ‘Hypersexuality,’ Leading to Calls for his Dismissal – The Washington PostA Virginia mosque has publicly condemned the words of its leading imam, highlighting lingering divisions among Muslim leaders […]