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 12, 2017Dr. Mwangi-Powell Leads African Anti-FGM Initiative, Believes the Practice Can be Stopped in One GenerationDr. Faith Mwangi-Powell, MSc, Ph.D., is the Global Director for The Girl Generation, a ten-country social change communication […]
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, 2017Aurora Prize Selection Committee will gather to review 2018 nominations – PanoramaThe Selection Committee of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity will gather in Berlin, Germany on December 4, […]
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 24, 2017Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Islam–Mecca vs Medina?This is Jordan Peterson’s Podcast episode featuring Ayaan Hirsi Ali. They discuss Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s recent paper for […]
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, 2017Little girls are being ‘cut on kitchen tables’ in Manhattan as FGM grows at alarming rate – Metro UKSome practitioners are happy to perform brutal female genital mutilation (FGM) procedures on little girls on kitchen tables […]
September 14, 2017FGM survivor speaks of night she was forcefully cut as she fights for end to brutal procedure – Metro UKMariya Taher was seven when strangers forced her to the ground and cut her clitoral hood. She doesn’t […]
August 24, 2017Why Is the Southern Poverty Law Center Targeting Liberals? – The New York TimesSince the violence in Charlottesville 10 days ago, when white supremacists left one young woman dead and 19 […]
August 23, 2017AHA Supporter Appeals to Miami Herald, Brings Attention To Child Marriage in FloridaPictured from right to left is our Senior Director, Amanda Parker, with Members of World Wings including Alicia […]
August 23, 2017Representative Heather Sirocki of Maine and Why the Bill Against Female Genital Mutilation Keeps Being Shot Down in Her StateThis month, the AHA Foundation sat down with Maine State Representative, Heather Sirocki, who has served the Scarborough […]
August 23, 2017Survivor of Female Genital Mutilation Pleads to Other Parents to Have Mercy on Their GirlsIt is the recovery room in a hospital in Egypt. The girl is six or seven years old. […]
August 21, 2017Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali says US has its head in the sand when it comes to ISIS – Fox NewsA leading voice on the rights of Muslim women said Sunday U.S. lawmakers continue to take a “head […]
August 15, 2017On Radical Islam, Trump Has Lost His Focus – Wall Street JournalAn Op-Ed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Published Aug. 10, 2017 Candidate Donald Trump vowed to take a fresh approach […]
July 19, 2017American Psychotherapist Devotes Her Career to Helping Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Heal From TraumaOriginally published on 7/19/2017 American Psychotherapist Devotes Her Career to Helping Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Heal […]