April 19, 2022Is Political Islam retreating after Imran Khan’s ouster in Pakistan? – CanIndia NewsWhen Imran Khan had to unceremoniously give up the office of Prime Minister, he left behind a troubled […]
April 19, 2022General Assembly passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 17 – The Daily Record, MarylandThe General Assembly on Monday passed legislation to raise the minimum age for marriage in Maryland from 15 […]
April 19, 2022The Dangers Of Female Genital Mutilation And The Need To Stop It BY CHARITY BASSEY – CrossRiverWatchFemale Genital Mutilation (FGM) according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is a traditional harmful practice that involves […]
April 19, 2022Elon Musk buys 9.2 percent of Twitter amid complaints about free speech – The VergeTesla CEO Elon Musk now owns 9.2 percent of Twitter according to a 13G filing released today, Bloomberg News reports. According to […]
April 1, 2022AHA Foundation fights FGM/C on the ground in Chicago: update on our federally-funded anti-FGM/C program
March 24, 2022Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori return to the UK after years held in Iran – BBC NewsBritish-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have arrived back in the UK after being detained in Iran […]
March 14, 2022Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, imprisoned for ‘insulting Islam’, freed after 10 years – The GuardianSaudi blogger Raif Badawi has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after serving a 10-year sentence for advocating an […]
March 9, 2022Maryland must not fail to outlaw child marriage a seventh time | GUEST COMMENTARY – The Baltimore SunI am an American who has lived my whole life in my beloved state of Maryland. I want […]
March 3, 2022How Vladimir Putin weaponises refugees – UnHerdFor the last three decades, Europe’s leaders have pursued a noble strategy to prevent conflict using trade, aid […]
March 3, 2022We deserve better than these weaklings – UnHerdVladimir Putin is many things. To Boris Johnson, he is “irrational”. To Joe Biden, he is “a killer”. […]
February 28, 2022Idaho Supreme Court hears arguments in ‘sham’ child marriage case – Post RegisterThe Idaho Supreme Court listened to arguments Friday in a case involving a child marriage that reportedly was […]
February 24, 2022Free speech survey indicates shortcomings across Iowa universities – The GazetteA quarter of students across Iowa’s public universities who responded to a free-speech survey in the fall disagreed […]
February 24, 2022Decline in FGM among Egypt’s young women recorded by UN – The NationalThe results of a UN survey conducted in Egypt in 2021 have shown a sharp decline in the […]
February 22, 2022Maryland: Come for the crab cakes, the boardwalk, a child bride – The Washington PostSteamed crabs and a sail on the Chesapeake Bay have long been part of Maryland’s tourism campaigns. But […]
February 10, 2022Justice Department, ICE, and the FBI Recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – 7thSpaceThe Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC), including the Justice Department’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions […]
February 10, 2022ANTI-FGM CAMPAIGNERS RALLY IN SOUTHWARK PARK – Southwark NewsAnti-FGM campaigners rallied in Southwark Park on February 6 to raise awareness and protest against FGM. Female Genital […]
February 10, 2022This survivor of forced child marriage – Sasha Taylor – is trying to change laws to prevent others from the same fate – FronterasSasha Taylor was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and raised in Arizona. One day, in the early 1990s, she […]
February 10, 2022Covid-19 blamed for rise in female ‘cut’ and early marriages – The Standard (Kenya)The Covid-19 pandemic slowed down the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), leading to school dropouts and early marriages. […]
February 8, 2022Why we must protect women and girls from violent practices – World Economic ForumAmira Ghouaibi, Project Lead for the World Economic Forum Women’s Health Initiative, reports on the dangers of female […]
February 7, 2022February 2022 Newsletter: our groundbreaking new initiative to help FGM survivorsDear Friend, Today is a day very close to my heart: the International Day of Zero Tolerance for […]