October 30, 2017Representative Dave Trott Fights for Stronger Legislation Against Female Genital Mutilation, “I want to ensure our girls are safe”The AHA Foundation was honored to sit down with Representative Dave Trott’s office last month to discuss the […]
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, 2017After Honor Killing of Noor Almaleki, Ending Honor Violence in the U.S. Became Detective Boughey’s Life PurposeThis month, the AHA Foundation sat down with Detective Chris Boughey of the Peoria Police Department to discuss […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
July 19, 2017While His State Makes the News Due to Cases of Genital Mutilation, This Michigan Physician Argues for Cutting Off the Roots of the PracticeDr. Mohammed Arsiwala is a board certified internist who practices urgent care medicine in Southeast Michigan. He is […]
July 19, 2017Books that Have Inspired Us: AHA’s Summer Reading RecommendationsA good book can take you into another person’s world. At the AHA Foundation we encourage supporters to […]
July 17, 201724 states have no laws against female genital mutilation. Here’s why that needs to change. – MicUnder a series of new laws signed Tuesday, Michigan became the 26th state to place a criminal ban […]
July 13, 2017Your Voice, Your Future Roundtable – “THE FGM CONTROVERSY” – WGMEAn hour long discussion on Female Genital Mutilation. Panel: Imam Abdullah Dibba Shelby Quast, Director of Equality Now […]
June 22, 2017Female Genital Cutting Case in Michigan Urges State Legislators to Enact Anti-FGM LawBy Amanda Parker, Senior Director of the AHA Foundation The AHA Foundation has successfully worked with many states […]
June 22, 2017Shocked About Child Marriage in Massachusetts, High School Student Takes Action to Help Stop the AbuseIn Massachusetts between 2010 and 2014 almost 200 children, mostly girls were married, some as young as 15. […]
June 14, 2017AHA Foundation Featured on The Tipping Point Discussing Female Genital MutilationAHA Foundation’s Senior Director, Amanda Parker, was featured on the show Tipping Point to discuss the Virginia Imam […]
June 6, 2017MEDIA RELEASE – Virginian Imam Should Face Prosecution for Inciting Criminal Female Genital MutilationMEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – Tuesday 6 June 2017 Virginian Imam should face prosecution for inciting criminal […]
May 25, 2017How Dr. Marci Bowers, Specialist in FGM Reconstructive Surgery, Is Helping Women Across the USDr. Marci Bowers is considered an innovator and pioneer in the medical field. She is the first trans […]
May 24, 2017You Can Help End FGM in the United StatesLittle girls are having their genitals mutilated right here in the United States. Though we’ve known it was […]
May 24, 2017The Arrest of Doctor from Detroit Helps Break the Silence Around Cutting Girls in the USBy: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Even though we have had Federal laws in place since 1996 against female genital […]