June 4, 2015Study Reveals Female Genital Mutilation is Practiced in IranSocial anthropologist Kameel Ahmady recently released a study finding that female genital mutilation is practiced in at least […]
June 3, 2015Nigeria Bans Female Genital MutilationNigeria banned female genital mutilation this month, a practice that is estimated to have affected 130 million women […]
May 26, 2015Google Executive Chairman Joins Fight Against Honor KillingsGoogle Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt joins Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the AHA Foundation in the fight against honor […]
May 22, 2015Raising Awareness About Female Genital Mutilation in the United StatesTo the extent that female genital mutilation makes the news, most of the attention is not focused on […]
May 20, 2015Ending Child Marriage as a Goal for Sustainable DevelopmentThis piece focuses on the idea that governments currently forming sustainable development goals to change the world by […]
May 20, 2015Texas Honor Killing Case Involved Entire FamilyNadia Irsan is now among family members accused of murdering Gelareh Bagherzadeh and Coty Beavers. It is alleged […]
May 19, 2015Western Shelters Act as Barrier To Honor Killings in AfghanistanFunding from Western donors has led to the creation of women’s shelters throughout Afghanistan. The shelters, and the […]
May 19, 2015‘Unchained at Last’ Supports Victims of Forced MarriageFraidy Reiss started the organization ‘Unchained at Last’ to support victims of forced marriage after her own experience […]
May 19, 2015Profile of Ayaan and Heretic in Canada’s The Globe and MailIn her profile of Ayaan and her new book Heretic, Elizabeth Renzetti of The Globe and Mail writes, “As a […]
May 19, 2015Spanish Newspaper El Pais Covers the Release of HereticIn a translated excerpt from his article in the Spanish newspaper El Pais, Mario Vargas Llosa notes, “It is […]
May 19, 2015Ayaan Talks Heretic and Optimism for an Islamic Reformation with Flemming Rose of Jyllands-PostenAyaan speaks with Flemming Rose, Foreign Editor at the Danish Jyllands-Posten and champion of free speech, about her […]
May 19, 2015Ayaan Discusses Heretic with Canadian Publication Maclean’sAs part of her Canadian book tour, Ayaan sat down with Maclean’s magazine to discuss her new book, […]
May 19, 2015Billboard Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation in BritainTwo survivors of female genital mutilation—Aissa Edon and Hoda Ali—along with two students—Mabel Evans and Kain Egan—decided to […]
May 7, 2015President Carter Talks About the Abuse of WomenPresident Jimmy Carter appeared for a TED talk highlighting why he thinks that the mistreatment of women is […]
May 7, 2015Sentencing of NYC Man Who Orchestrated Two Honor Killings in PakistanA cab driver in New York was sentenced this month for his role in the honor killings of […]
April 30, 2015Ayaan Hirsi Ali to be Awarded Bradley PrizeAyaan Hirsi Ali is to be awarded the Bradley Prize on June 3, 2015, at the John F. […]
April 14, 2015Forced Marriages As a Problem Across CulturesForced marriage is a problem across cultures. This story highlights the experiences of two young women who underwent […]
April 14, 2015Thousands Of Young Women In US Forced Into MarriageNPR’s All Things Considered talks to AHA Foundation sister organizations Unchained at Last and Tahirih Justice Center about […]
April 7, 2015Author Aisha Saeed Discusses ‘Written in the Stars,’ a Novel About Forced Marriage in the USAisha Saeed discusses her recent novel, Written in the Stars, and the stories of her American friends forced […]
April 5, 2015Ayaan Hirsi Ali Discusses Her Evolving Stance on Islam, Feminism and AtheismAyaan Hirsi Ali sounds off on her evolving stance on Islam, feminism and atheism. She also talks about […]