February 22, 2022“There is a very clear will to end FGM in the U.S., we just need the resources to finish it.” AHA Veteran Amanda Parker on 15 Years of the Fight Against FGMPublished 03/02/2022 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Ayaan Hirsi Ali founding AHA Foundation. Since the very […]
February 10, 2022Justice Department, ICE, and the FBI Recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – 7thSpaceThe Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC), including the Justice Department’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions […]
February 10, 2022ANTI-FGM CAMPAIGNERS RALLY IN SOUTHWARK PARK – Southwark NewsAnti-FGM campaigners rallied in Southwark Park on February 6 to raise awareness and protest against FGM. Female Genital […]
February 10, 2022Covid-19 blamed for rise in female ‘cut’ and early marriages – The Standard (Kenya)The Covid-19 pandemic slowed down the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), leading to school dropouts and early marriages. […]
February 8, 2022Why we must protect women and girls from violent practices – World Economic ForumAmira Ghouaibi, Project Lead for the World Economic Forum Women’s Health Initiative, reports on the dangers of female […]
January 27, 2022Lawyer Adijatu Kamara Discusses AHA’s New Legal Guides For FGM Survivors: “We hope that [they] will serve as an eye-opener to the practice of FGM in its basic form.”Published 2/3/2022 A major part of our work at AHA Foundation is to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
January 26, 2022The Status of Free Speech on College Campuses – Conversations with Ayaan Hirsi AliWatch: Event Description: AHA Foundation’s campus program, the Critical Thinking Fellowship, hosted a virtual event with our founder, […]
January 25, 2022How silence on women’s rights is an accomplice to oppression – Conversations with Ayaan Hirsi AliWatch: Event Description: Ayaan Hirsi Ali spoke to students at Yale University on what we can do in […]
January 25, 2022The legal form of child abuse happening in the U.S. – Conversations with Ayaan Hirsi AliWatch: Event Description: AHA Foundation’s campus program, the Critical Thinking Fellowship, hosts a virtual event with our founder, […]
January 24, 2022AHA Foundation Releases New Legal Guides for FGM Survivors. AHA’s George Zarubin: “To the survivors of FGM, I want to express my admiration for your strength and resilience in the face of true horror. I hope that these guides will help you find justice.”Published 2/3/2022 A major part of our work at AHA Foundation is to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
January 17, 2022Death of a friend’s sister after female genital mutilation inspires award-winning app – BusinessGhanaWhat if girls and women who are at risk of or have survived female genital mutilation (FGM) could receive the […]
January 17, 2022UN steps up to fight against FGM, gender-based violence in Somalia – IPPMEDIAThe United Nations has partnered with a leading non-governmental organisation to step up the fight against female genital […]
December 29, 2021Oxford Against Cutting speaks out against harmful practices – Oxford MailTHE PANDEMIC has resulted in many more women becoming vulnerable to domestic abuse and other harmful practices. Oxford Against […]
November 29, 2021“AHA Foundation is the perfect collaborator.” American Medical Association Doctor Discusses AMA/AHA Partnership to Fight Female Genital MutilationPublished 12/07/2021 AHA Foundation is proud to announce that our groundbreaking online training program for combating female genital […]
November 26, 2021How COVID-19 borders drove Perth family to seek female genital mutilation on home soil – WA TodayOn a seemingly typical weekday in the summer school holidays, a new mother took her two-week-old girl to […]
November 25, 2021Hackney school praised for tackling topics of abuse and FGM – Hackney GazetteA Hackney school has won praise from a campaigner for its efforts to stamp out Female Genital Mutilation […]
November 22, 2021AHA Foundation Wins a 3-Year Grant from Department of Justice to Fight FGM/C in Chicago North SidePublished 12/07/2021 AHA Foundation recently received the news that we have won a 3-year federal grant from the […]
November 18, 2021I’ve Fought FGM for 20 Years. It Terrifies Me How Many Girls Have Been Cut During COVID-19 – Dr Leyla Hussein in Global CitizenI often say I would never recommend activism as a career path for anyone. It is truly gruelling, […]
November 11, 2021Drexel University: Female Genital Mutilation is Child AbuseWatch: Event Description: On May 26, 2021, F.A. Cole spoke to the students at Utah State University about […]