January 14, 2021January Newsletter: Why our fight against FGM is far from over, Top blogs of 2020This month, the STOP FGM Act of 2020 was signed into law, marking one of the biggest wins […]
January 12, 2021Thousands of child marriages in Canada spark concern over global leadership – ReutersJan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thousands of girls in Canada have been married before turning 18, researchers […]
January 7, 2021U.S. toughens ban on ‘abhorrent’ female genital mutilation – Reuters(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States has toughened its ban on the “abhorrent practice” of female genital […]
January 5, 2021Is The Pandemic Causing A Surge In Female Genital Mutilation? – NPRIn early December, Christine Ghati Alfons taught a menstrual hygiene class to a group of girls, 10 to […]
January 5, 2021Many African, Asian families marry off daughters amid virus – East OregonianKOIDU, Sierra Leone (AP) — The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with […]
January 5, 2021‘Empower girls to reduce incidence of child marriages’ – The New Indian ExpressCHENNAI: Against the backdrop of high incidence of child marriages across South Asian countries, the Feminist Inquiries into […]
December 21, 20202020 Annual Report2020 HIGHLIGHTS Helped pass a federal anti-FGM ban through the House of Representatives and Senate through advocacy with […]
December 18, 2020Congress delivers an early holiday gift to women and girls in America – The HillCongress delivered a long-overdue holiday gift to thousands of young women and girls in the United States. The […]
December 17, 2020The President Should Sign the Bill Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation – National ReviewA rare worthwhile bipartisan bill has passed Congress that will outlaw female genital mutilation as a matter of federal law. […]
December 16, 2020Against All Odds, U.S. Congress Passes Federal FGM Ban12-16-2020 Update from January 5: President Trump signed the STOP FGM Act of 2020 into law after it was […]
December 14, 2020December Newsletter: In the Words of SurvivorsAt AHA Foundation, breaking the silence about female genital mutilation (FGM), child and forced marriage, and other harmful […]
December 14, 2020Almost 2,000 FGM cases identified in Germany last year – Deutsche WelleA rights group found evidence of 2,000 women, including some 200 minors, in Germany last year who underwent […]
December 10, 2020Fighting for Her Dreams: How Shagufa Found Freedom from Forced MarriageAt the age of 16, Shagufa, then living in Afghanistan, was forced into a marriage with a man […]
December 10, 2020‘These Girls Are Being Cut and Married in Droves’ – The New York TimesA deep, sonorous melody pierces the night sky when young Samburu warriors celebrate an impending marriage. These songs, […]
December 10, 2020Ayaan Hirsi Ali: “Thoughts from a Life: Scruton and the West” – The Rodger Scruton Legacy FoundationRoger Scruton was not only a kind and dear friend to me, but his intellectual work solidified my […]
December 10, 2020Anonymous App To Help End FGM In Kenya – Capital NewsNAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 7- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday said the government is considering adopting the use of […]
December 9, 2020Sudan says it will stamp out child marriage and enforce ban on FGM – The GuardianSudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country’s ban on female genital mutilation […]
December 9, 2020Irish-Somali activist Ifrah Ahmed on her FGM mission of hope – The TimesLast January, a married couple from Dublin were jailed for the genital mutilation of their infant daughter. The […]
December 3, 2020Controversial ‘virginity tests’ sold by UK clinics – BBCWomen are being offered controversial “virginity tests” at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has […]
November 20, 2020Ayaan Hirsi Ali Speaks with FGM Survivor Assita Kanko in “Lessons Learned: European Values Vs Islamism” – The Hoover InstitutionAssita Kanko, MEP and Ayaan Hirsi Ali discussed Lessons Learned: European Values vs. Islamism in a video put […]