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, 2019Nicholas Syrett Exposes Forgotten History of Child Marriage in the United StatesNicholas L. Syrett is a Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the chair of the department […]
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 […]
February 22, 2019Film Screening at Columbia University: Islam and the Future of ToleranceVideo Link: Event Description: On February 22nd, Columbia Colloquia, with support from CTF, screened Islam and […]
February 21, 2019Film Screening at the University of Cincinnati: Islam and the Future of ToleranceEvent Description: On February 21st, fellows at the University of Cincinnati, with support from CTF, screened Islam […]
February 20, 2019Dr. Ellen Gruenbaum and F.A. Cole at the University of Michigan, “FGM Beyond Borders”Video Link: Event Description: FGM Beyond Borders was a discussion focused on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): […]
February 19, 2019New guidance on handling child bride petitions – APNewsBreakWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced new rules Friday to scrutinize petitions to bring in underage spouses […]
February 12, 2019Christopher Chope, UK lawmaker who blocked FGM law, urged to resign – CNN InternationalA British Member of Parliament has faced cross-party commendation and calls to resign after blocking a law that […]
February 7, 2019Ohio now 28th state to criminalize female genital mutilation as CDC estimates 24,320 are at risk – News5ClevelandThe image above is a stock image. CLEVELAND — Wednesday, Feb. 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance […]
February 6, 2019Cutting Away the Sexual Ferocity of Babies; A Blog by CTF Fellow on Zero Tolerance Policies for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)Grace Roebuck is a junior at Vassar College and a fellow of AHA Foundation campus program, Critical Thinking […]
February 5, 2019FGM ‘increasingly performed on UK babies’ – BBC NewsFemale genital mutilation (FGM) is increasingly being performed on babies and infants in the UK, the Victoria Derbyshire […]
February 4, 2019FGM: Mother guilty of genital mutilation of daughter – BBC NewsA woman who mutilated her three-year-old daughter has become the first person in the UK to be found […]
January 31, 2019Protecting Girls from Genital Mutilation in MassachusettsSince 2013, AHA Foundation has been working in the state of Massachusetts to criminalize female genital mutilation (FGM). […]