November 3, 2022Ayaan Hirsi Ali: On my birthday, you can help AHA Foundation unlock $50,000Dear Friend, Last month, AHA Foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary. 15 years! I can hardly believe that it’s […]
November 2, 2022The Oxymoron of Child Marriage in the United States – Sophie Forstner in Brown Political ReviewIn spring of this year, Tennessee legislators proposed a bill to create alternative legal pathways to marriage that […]
November 2, 2022Iran protests rage on in defiance of crackdown – France 24Iranians staged new protest actions to denounce the country’s theocratic regime in defiance of a crackdown that is […]
November 2, 2022Thank goodness we have Scottish courts defending free speech – Murdo Fraser in The ScotsmanIt was Voltaire’s biographer, rather than the man himself, who came up with the phrase: “I hate what […]
October 18, 2022 AHA Celebrates 15 Years of Defending Freedoms in the U.S. Watch Our Anniversary Video and Read a Special Message from Ayaan Hirsi AliNote: this post was adapted from our October 2022 newsletter, in which AHA celebrated 15 years of defending […]
October 18, 2022September 2022 Newsletter: AHA and Ayaan Hirsi Ali respond to Salman Rushdie attackDear Friend, Last month, I was horrified at the news of the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie. I […]
October 18, 2022July/August 2022 Newsletter: NEW milestones and victories—thanks to YOU!Dear Friend, There have been so many exciting developments and so much great news recently, I don’t know […]
October 12, 2022On AHA Foundation’s 15th anniversary, we look to the future: AHA Executive Director George Zarubin unveils our revamped missionPublished 10/19/2022 15 Years of Achievements I still can’t quite believe that it’s been over 5 years since […]
October 11, 2022AHA Foundation Board Chairman Chris DeMuth reflects on his friendship with Ayaan Hirsi Ali and AHA’s 15 years defending liberty for allPublished 10/19/2022 How I became friends with Ayaan Hirsi Ali I was one of the first of millions […]
October 10, 2022Honor violence happens right here in America. Will a guilty verdict for Yaser Said be our wake up call?Published 10/11/2022 For this International Day of the Girl Child, AHA Foundation’s Director of Policy and Women’s Programs […]
October 5, 2022Free speech in universities: new data reveals student and public perceptions – King’s College London News CentreThere is strong agreement among students that their university is protecting freedom of expression and robust debate, as […]
October 5, 2022‘A ticking timebomb’: Extent of hidden FGM cases during Covid lockdowns won’t be known for years, experts fear – i NewsFemale Genital Mutilation was a hidden issue even before Covid, but experts say the abuse of girls cut […]
October 5, 2022Honour-based abuse victims ask for help after escaping their abusers – Hull LiveThe number of callers suffering from honour-based abuse fell last year – but more victims asked for help […]
October 5, 2022Experts criticize Netherlands’ approach to female genital mutilation care, prevention – NL TimesProper care for women who have undergone female genital mutilation is the most effective way to ensure they […]
October 5, 2022Mass protests in Iran, sparked by woman’s death in police custody, are the regime’s biggest challenge in years – CNBCProtests rocking Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have spread to at least […]
August 17, 2022AHA Executive Director’s Further Reflections on Salman Rushdie Attack — And Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s ResponseFor our Executive Director’s initial statement, released on the day of the attack itself, see here. After the […]
August 15, 2022Will Massachusetts’s Stand Against Child Marriage Spur the Rest of the Nation to Act Against this Child Abuse?Published 8/16/2022 On July 28, Massachusetts finally banned child marriage after years of activism from AHA Foundation and […]
August 15, 2022We Ignored Salman Rushdie’s Warning – Bari Weiss in Common SenseWe live in a culture in which many of the most celebrated people occupying the highest perches believe […]
August 15, 2022Where Salman Rushdie defied those who would silence him, today too many fear causing offence – Kenan Malik in The Observer“A poet’s work,” one of the characters in Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses observes, is “to name the unnamable, […]
August 15, 2022Salman Rushdie: Iran blames writer and supporters for stabbing – BBC NewsIran has “categorically” denied any link with Salman Rushdie’s attacker – instead blaming the writer himself. Mr Rushdie, […]