January 9, 2018India Rules Sex With a Child Bride Is Always Rape in a Massive Win for Girls’ Rights – Global CitizenIndia’s top court has ruled that sex with a child is always rape, quashing a clause that allowed […]
January 7, 2018In south India, a 20-year-old survivor of honor killing turns crusader – ReutersCHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Kausalya and her husband of eight months were shown no mercy when […]
January 6, 2018‘The cases reported are just the tip of the iceberg’: the Syrian refugee girls facing child marriage in Turkey – iNewsDalal Abdullah is just 13, but her mother has already had to fend off a string of requests […]
January 6, 2018Irish project helping to end child marriage in Nepal – thejournal.ieIN NEPAL 10% of girls are married before the age of 15 and 37% are married before the […]
January 6, 2018Turkish child marriage religious document sparks anger – BBC NewsTurkey’s main opposition party has called for a parliamentary inquiry after the directorate of religious affairs said that, […]
January 4, 2018Rape, Underage Sex, Forced Marriage, Abuse. That’s the Plight of Too Many Afghan Girls – NewsweekSahar was only 10 years old when she was forced to marry an older man. Her father agreed […]
December 29, 2017FGM in Sri Lanka: It’s never ‘just a nick’ – Al JazeeraFor decades, female genital mutilation (FGM) has been practiced in Sri Lanka. However, to those outside the practicing […]
December 26, 2017Couple accused of genital mutilation of their daughter at Dublin home to face trial – IndependentA couple are to face trial accused of genital mutilation of their daughter at their home in Dublin. […]
December 26, 2017They escaped child marriage. Now they’re speaking out. – CNNEunice was just 9 years old when she was married off to a man older than her father. […]
December 20, 2017AHA Foundation 2017 Annual Report Celebrating 10 Years of Life-Saving Workand Revealing the Vision for the Next Ten YearsTen years ago, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect women and girls from honor violence […]
December 4, 2017The Plot Behind Saudi Arabia’s Fight With Qatar – The New York TimesBy Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Originally Published in The New York Times December 4, 2017. In June, Saudi Arabia […]
November 22, 2017Activist and Survivor of FGM, F.A. Cole, Refuses to be Silent About the Night She was MutilatedOriginally published on November 17, 2018 Activist and Survivor of FGM, F.A. Cole, Refuses to be Silent About […]
November 21, 2017Not Comfortable with How Female Genital Mutilation is Shown in Photos, A Swedish Photographer Applies a New ApproachElisabeth Ubbe is an award-winning photojournalist who strives to highlight issues that are taboo to create conversation and […]
November 1, 2017 Ayaan Hirsi Ali Awarded the Oxi Day Courage AwardWe are proud to share that our Founder, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, was awarded the Oxi Day Courage Award […]
October 30, 2017Representative Dave Trott Fights for Stronger Legislation Against Female Genital Mutilation, “I want to ensure our girls are safe”The AHA Foundation was honored to sit down with Representative Dave Trott’s office last month to discuss the […]
October 30, 2017William and Mary Law Professor Warns Child Marriage Robs American Youth of Education and ProsperityThis month, the AHA Foundation spoke with William & Mary Law Professor, Vivian Hamilton. Professor Hamilton received her […]
October 25, 2017Worse than Weinstein is the exploitation of Florida girls – The Sun SentinelThis piece was originally published in Florida newspaper, The Sun Sentinel, on Tuesday 24th October, 2017. The flood of […]
October 11, 2017Ohio may ban female genital mutilation for girls under 18 – Dayton Daily NewsOhio does not explicitly prohibit female genital mutilation — a practice that state Sen. Peggy Lehner, R-Kettering, wants […]
September 20, 2017Update on the First Female Genital Mutilation Case in the U.S. – Trial Postponed as More Charged in CaseTheodore Levin Courthouse, Detroit, Michigan. Photo by: C Hanchey and can be found here. United States of America v. […]
September 20, 2017A Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow is Not Afraid to Do the Right Thing to Combat Forced MarriageLaura Vidal, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow Laura Vidal is a Social Worker with a Masters in Human […]