December 16, 2015Ayaan Receives 2015 Lantos Human Rights PrizeLantos Prize Recipient Ayaan Hirsi Ali, advocate against child marriage, FGM, and honor violence, speaks at the Lantos […]
November 30, 2015Gambia’s President Bans FGMGambian President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, effective immediately. The campaign to […]
November 12, 2015Conviction in First Australian FGM TrialAt the first FGM trial in Australia, a mother, midwife and a sheikh were found guilty. All three were […]
October 31, 2015Gloria Steinem on Women’s RightsGloria Steinem is on Fresh Air discussing issues of women’s rights. According to Steinem, one of the most important […]
September 24, 2015One Year Later: AHA Foundation’s Executive Director Reflects on Her Experience of Fighting to End Honor Violenceby AHA Foundation Executive Director It has been more than a year since I took over as Executive […]
September 24, 2015Taking Your Voices to Capitol Hill to End Honor ViolenceThere is no honor in honor violence. It is criminal. Even so, in this land of the free […]
August 19, 2015Hundreds of Supporters, a Two-Day Conference and One GoalAmanda Parker, AHA Foundation Senior Director, discusses IVAWA with staffers on Capital Hill. By Amanda Parker, AHA Foundation […]
July 26, 2015President Obama Speaks Out on Women’s Rights in KenyaDuring President Obama’s visit to Kenya, he delivered a speech condemning traditions that treat women as second-class citizens […]
July 22, 2015More than 500,000 US Women and Girls at Risk for FGMABC News speaks with *Sarah, a victim of “vacation cutting” where a girl is taken overseas for the […]
June 17, 2015New York State Legislation on FGMNew York State Assembly Member Amy Paulin passed legislation through the New York State Assembly and Senate regarding […]
June 16, 2015Women Forced to Undergo FGM Find Strength to Break the SilenceAyaan When Ayaan Hirsi Ali, founder of the AHA Foundation, underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) in her native […]
May 26, 2015Google Executive Chairman Joins Fight Against Honor KillingsGoogle Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt joins Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the AHA Foundation in the fight against honor […]
May 22, 2015Raising Awareness About Female Genital Mutilation in the United StatesTo the extent that female genital mutilation makes the news, most of the attention is not focused on […]
May 20, 2015Vacation Cutting Season, “Heretic” in Europe and Canada, Empowering Essay Quotes and MoreDear AHA Foundation Supporter, I would like to use this issue of our newsletter to provide an update […]
May 20, 2015Vacation Cutting: An Illegal Practice Still Running RampantSummer is the season of vacation cutting. Many girls living in the US will be taken to countries […]
May 19, 2015Billboard Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation in BritainTwo survivors of female genital mutilation—Aissa Edon and Hoda Ali—along with two students—Mabel Evans and Kain Egan—decided to […]
May 4, 2015Honor Killings in America – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in ‘The Atlantic’Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, gets it. “I don’t see,” he told me this week, “how […]
April 16, 2015“My Story” by Knackered**This blog was submitted to the AHA Foundation as part of an “I Am Inspired by Ayaan” Call […]
March 31, 2015Ayaan Hirsi Ali in Conversation with Diane RehmAyaan discusses Islam, extremism, and the role of women on the Diane Rehm Show. They discuss her story, […]
March 24, 2015Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation NowFrom Ayaan’s Desktop I have dedicated my life to speaking out when my conscience guides me to […]