March 14, 2016Child Marriage in VirginiaWhile the average age of marriage has been increasing in the United States, there are still many girls […]
March 8, 2016Questions About Forced Marriage Statistics in BritainWhile there were 1,220 possible cases of forced marriages reported in Britain last year, experts are saying that the […]
February 29, 2016Ayaan’s Bravery Inspires a Room Full of LionsOnce forced to contain her voice, Ayaan now speaks to girls suffering around the world: “You Can be […]
January 27, 2016AHA’s Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015This past year was one for the record books at the AHA Foundation. From the launch of our […]
December 21, 20152015 Annual ReportIn 2007, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect US women and girls from honor violence […]
December 16, 2015Successes You Made PossibleAt the AHA Foundation, we often say that we work in one of the world’s most rewarding fields. […]
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 […]
December 15, 2015Canada to Support Ghana in Fight Against Forced MarriageCanadian High Commissioner Christopher Thornley has stated that ending child marriage is a Canadian foreign policy issue. Canada […]
December 12, 2015Rise in Child Marriages by 2050The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that without any progress in prevention mechanisms, child marriages will reach […]
December 11, 2015Drought in Ethiopia Effecting Forced MarriagesA drought in Ethiopia is having a terrible effect on the rate of forced marriages in the country, in […]
October 27, 2015Child Marriage in AustraliaThe Australian Federal Police (AFP) has investigated 20 cases of forced marriage in the past 9 months, many […]
October 15, 2015Child Marriage in the US, a Tale of Courage from a Survivor, and News from Around the World Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, As children across the country enjoy autumn and cheerily prepare for Halloween, a […]
October 15, 2015Child Marriage in the USby AHA Foundation Executive Director The statistics are staggering. Each day around the world almost 39,000 girls become […]
October 14, 2015Hila’s Story: Choosing a Life of Hiding to Escape Honor ViolenceBy *Hila In the 70s, my parents emigrated from Yemen to the U.S. While they did many things […]
October 13, 2015Increasing Prevalence of Child Marriage in the USMany children have recently been married in the US despite a minimum marriage age of 18. This can […]
October 12, 2015Story of Forced Marriage in KenyaThe story of the forced marriage of Younis, a member of the Samburu in Kenya, has been released. […]
October 4, 2015Canadian Conservatives Look to End Honor KillingsChris Alexander and Kellie Leitch, Canadian Conservatives, said that if they were re-elected, one of their priorities would […]
September 30, 2015New Documentary on Forced MarriageIn the United Kingdom, a new documentary is being released focusing on how the Greater Manchester Police respond […]
September 26, 2015More Education on Forced Marriage Needed in the UKThe organization Karma Nirvana is calling on Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) officials […]
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 […]