March 21, 2019Queensland woman who took daughters to Somalia for genital mutilation jailed – The GuardianAn extremely sick Queensland woman who took her two daughters to Somalia for genital mutilation will go to […]
March 21, 2019NH bill to end child marriage set aside – SeaCoastOnlineCONCORD — The House tabled state Rep. Cassie Levesque’s latest attempt to end child marriage Tuesday, but she […]
March 21, 2019AHA Foundation Campus Fellows Share How They Expand Students’ Horizons on North American UniversitiesThe Critical Thinking Fellowship (CTF) works to alert and activate students about dangerous traditional practices such as female genital […]
March 21, 2019Panel: “Religious Extremism in the Middle East” at the University of RochesterVideo Link: Event Description: On Thursday, March 21 the University of Rochester College Republicans and Ahmadiyya […]
March 20, 2019Bill banning female genital mutilation in North Carolina clears first state Senate committee – JournalNowA N.C. Senate bill that would ban female genital mutilation cleared its first committee step Tuesday. Senate Bill […]
March 19, 2019New Federal Legislation Will Curb Thousands of Child Marriages in the U.S.Senators introduce legislation that would eliminate an immigration visa loophole that enables child marriage. AHA Foundation calls on […]
March 15, 2019U.S. Immigration System Shouldn’t Encourage Child Marriage – National ReviewThe image above is a stock image. Last month, a report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security […]
March 13, 2019Senators seek to change immigration law to curb child marriages – NBC NewsRepublican senators introduced a bill Wednesday to close loopholes in U.S. immigration law that have allowed thousands of […]
March 13, 2019Bill makes female cutting a crime in Iowa – RadioIowaThe Iowa Senate has unanimously voted to ban female genital mutilation and charge those who perform the procedure […]
March 11, 2019The Flame of Feminism Is Alive in Iran – ForeignPolicy.comThe revolution that swept through Iran 40 years ago ruptured all diplomatic ties between Iran and the United […]
March 8, 2019Child Marriage Is Still Happening In The U.S. & Around The World – Refinery29The image above is a stock photo. Believe it or not child marriage is not just an ancient […]
March 7, 2019International Women’s Day – A Day of Celebration and Renewed CommitmentThe fight against women’s oppression and abuse is not a thing of the past. Even in the Western […]
March 6, 2019Women forced into wedlock as teens urge lawmakers to ban marriage for people under 18 – The Nevada IndependentSara Tasneem said she was 15 years old when she was forced into a “spiritual marriage” with a […]
March 5, 2019Lawmakers tolerate child abuse by marriage – The Lewiston TribuneIn Idaho, we care deeply about protecting our children. But last week, Idaho’s House lawmakers killed a bill […]
February 28, 2019Female Genital Mutilation Remains Legal Across Most Of Region While Idaho Eyes Legislation – Wyoming Public MediaIdaho may soon follow Colorado’s lead and pass legislation banning female genital mutilation. Late last year, a federal […]
February 28, 2019Utah lawmaker files bill to stop genital mutilation on girls as young as 2 years old – KUTVSALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Girls as young as two years old are being forced into genital mutilation […]
February 26, 2019How One Person Can Spark a Lasting Change – A Social Worker from Connecticut Shares Lessons in Successful AdvocacyBrian Donahue, a social worker from Connecticut and a parent of three children, spends his free time advocating […]
February 26, 2019Dr. Deborah Ottenheimer at Vassar College, “The Medical Side of Child Marriage and Human Trafficking”Written by Vassar College CTF fellow, Grace Roebuck On February 26th, an audience made up of both […]
February 25, 2019Female genital mutilation: Children to be taught dangers – BBCSecondary school pupils in England will be taught about the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2020. […]
February 22, 2019New legislator pushes to raise state marriage age – Hastings TribuneCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Some girls said they were isolated from friends and family during their marriages. Others […]