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). […]
January 16, 2019Kenyan girl’s rescue shows community key to ending child marriage – ReutersNAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The rare rescue of a 12-year-old Kenyan girl forced to marry and have […]
December 19, 2018Ohio General Assembly passes measure prohibiting female genital mutilation for girls under age 18 – Cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio General Assembly has sent to Gov. John Kasich a bill that would make […]
December 19, 2018British schoolgirls at risk of FGM during Christmas break – ReutersThe image above is a stock image. LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As many families prepare to holiday […]
December 19, 2018Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Firing Line with Margaret HooverFounder of the AHA Foundation, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, was recently interviewed on PBS’s Firing Line, exposing the issue of female […]
December 19, 2018Girls taken to Uganda, Tanzania for ‘vacation cutting’ as Kenya cracks down on FGM – ReutersThe news article featured below is about an act called vacation cutting. This is when a girl is […]
December 11, 2018FGM Survivor Voices: “I just believe by now, civilization should have stopped such an act.”Below you will find two videos of survivors speaking about being forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). […]
December 6, 2018With female genital mutilation ban gone, we need new legislation to protect at-risk girls – USA TodayFor more than two decades, underage girls in this country have been federally protected from the horrific practice […]
November 27, 2018‘US is moving backwards’: female genital mutilation ruling a blow to girls at risk – The GuardianA historic ruling that declared unconstitutional a US law banning female genital mutilation (FGM), and dropped key charges against practitioners […]
November 26, 2018Ruling in genital mutilation case shocks women’s advocates – Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Women’s rights advocates said they were shocked when a federal judge in Michigan ruled this […]
November 21, 2018Judge throws out anti-female genital mutilation law – Media ReleaseMEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – Wednesday November 21, 2018 Judge throws out anti-female genital mutilation law leaving […]
November 20, 2018Judge dismisses female genital mutilation charges in historic case – Detroit Free PressIn a major blow to the government, a federal judge in Detroit has declared the federal female genital […]
November 8, 2018Defense tries to toss genital mutilation charges – Detroit NewsThe image above is a stock image. Detroit — Defense lawyers tried to convince a federal judge Tuesday to […]
November 7, 2018Supporters Dedicate Their Birthdays to AHA FoundationFacebook allows its users to dedicate their birthday to a charity of their choice. This means you can […]
November 7, 2018Update on the First Female Genital Mutilation Case in the U.S.: Judge Grants AHA Foundation’s Motion to File Amicus Curiae BriefUnited States of America v. Nagarwala, et al (17-20274) Eastern District of Michigan United States District Court At […]
October 31, 2018Chandler pushes bill to prosecute female mutilation – Telegram & GazetteBOSTON — It was 1988 in Sierra Leone, Africa. Four blindfolded sisters under the age of 18, the […]
October 25, 2018Finnish hospitals see more babies born to mothers with FGM – YLE UUTISETFinland has started tallying births by circumcised mothers as the medical community is increasingly dealing with delivery complications […]
September 26, 2018Mutilated brides fetch higher price, group claims – The Detroit NewsDetroit — Grooms pay more money for brides who have undergone female genital mutilation, a religious practice central to […]
September 26, 2018Update on the First Female Genital Mutilation Case in the U.S. – AHA Foundation Files Amicus Brief After Defense Challenges Constitutionality of Anti-FGM LawAHA Foundation filed an amicus curiae brief this week in support of the federal anti-FGM law after defense […]
September 25, 2018Why did Twitter allow ad promoting female genital cutting? – WZZM 13Female genital mutilation has been condemned worldwide. So how did a paid ad promoting female genital cutting of […]