October 29, 2021Counterweight Connects with Ayaan Hirsi Ali – Counterweight MediaEarlier this year, Ayaan spoke with Counterweight Media to discuss extremist ideologies. She drew upon her own experience […]
October 25, 2021The myth of lone-wolf terrorism – UnHerdMy heart sank twice last week: first when I heard about the brutal murder of Sir David Amess; […]
October 19, 2021Sir David Amess stabbing: What we know so far – BBCHere’s how the attack unfolded and what we know so far. What happened? The MP for Southend West […]
October 18, 2021Bow and arrow attack in Norway that killed 5 appears to be ‘terrorist act’ – Hot AirThis strange story of a man in Norway murdering people with a bow and arrow broke yesterday but […]
October 8, 2021Human Rights Council adopts four resolutions on child early and forced marriage, negative legacies of colonialism – Mirage NewsThe Human Rights Council this morning adopted four resolutions on child early and forced marriage in times of […]
October 8, 2021Letter: Child Marriage is Never Cutesy – TucsonOn 08/27/2021, the NYT published the light-hearted Modern Love Essay, “Why My Daughter Got (Temporarily) Married at 13” […]
October 4, 2021Atheism Among Muslims is “Spreading Like Wildfire” – The National InterestEx-Muslims are publicly flaunting their rejection of Islam as never before: a steamy tell-all memoir tops the country’s best-seller lists. One […]
October 4, 2021Judge dismisses most serious remaining charge against doctor accused of genital mutilation – The Detroit NewsA federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the most serious remaining charge against a doctor accused of female genital […]
October 1, 2021Child marriage rose 50 pc during pandemic: NCRB – Media India GroupUntil 2019, life for Priya (name changed), a 14-year-old girl living with her parents and an elder brother […]
September 8, 2021House OKs bill banning child marriage – CNN PhilippinesMetro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 6) – The House of Representatives approved on final reading House Bill 9943, which […]
September 3, 2021Odisha draws convergence plan to stop child marriages – The New Indian ExpressAs Odisha continues to witness a large number of child marriages, mostly in rural pockets, the State government has […]
August 30, 2021Arizona family members conduct ‘honor violence’ on pregnant woman – AZ FamilyPEORIA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – Members of an Arizona family are facing felony charges over the honor violence they […]
August 27, 2021‘I’m one of them’: the FGM survivor providing a lifeline in Leeds – The GuardianOne night 14 years ago, Hawa Bah crept out of her house in Guinea and slipped into the darkness. She […]
August 25, 2021Memoir balances beauty of Somali childhood with brutality of ritual genital mutilation – SF Chronicle DatebookEven though it’s been nearly 30 years since Shugri Said Salh left her native Somalia, fleeing the East […]
August 20, 2021An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’ – The GuardianEarly on Sunday morning, I was heading to university for a class when a group of women came […]
August 16, 2021North Carolina is a destination for child marriage. A new bill could change that – The GuardianKnown for its coastlines, mountains and the state that was “first in flight”, North Carolina has also developed a more […]
August 16, 2021Ekiti Assembly plans stricter sanctions against FGM – The Guardian NigeriaThe Ekiti State House of Assembly has said that it will pass a law that provides for stricter […]
August 9, 2021Dangerous Price of COVID Rules for Women, Children in Africa – WebMDAug. 6, 2021 — Sean Callaghan recalls the moment in late February 2020, sitting around a table with […]
August 6, 2021In Pakistan, woman’s brutal killing, beheading casts a harsh spotlight on gender-based violence – Chicago Sun-TimesISLAMABAD — Noor Mukadam’s last hours were filled with terror. Beaten with brass knuckles, the 27-year-old jumped from […]
August 6, 2021No Vaccine to End the Shadow Pandemic of Gender-Based Violence – New Security BeatSurge in Gender-Based Violence In Francophone Africa and around the world, GBV is intensifying in COVID-19’s wake, a “shadow pandemic” […]