May 21, 2018Muslims, Islamists, Jihadis: What’s the Difference? Critical Thinking Fellowship EventTomorrow May 22, 2018 our Critical Thinking Fellowship will be hosting and event on Stanford’s campus! “Muslims, Islamists, […]
May 10, 2018Delaware Becomes First State to Ban Child Marriage – PBSOn Wednesday, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law a bill setting the minimum marriage age at 18, […]
May 3, 2018Psychology and Free Speech – Inside Higher EdIn this op-ed Wendy Williams and Stephen Ceci dive into discussion about controversial topics on college campuses that […]
April 23, 2018Child Marriage Occurs in the US and Threatens the Wellbeing of Girls and Boys Nationwide, UCLA Researchers Report – NewswiseNewswise — Until now, there’s been inadequate information about whether child marriage is a substantial problem in the […]
April 17, 2018The Clash of Expression – The EconomistThe Economist has published an editorial questioning whether free speech is indeed free in today’s political climate. […]
January 19, 2018A New American Leader Rises in ISIS – The AtlanticA two-year investigation identifies one of the very few Americans in the Islamic State’s upper ranks—and sheds light […]
April 5, 2016Child Marriage in the United StatesChild marriage is a problem throughout the world, including in the United States. Most states set the legal […]
February 19, 2016Efforts to Stop Child Marriage in the USVirginia State Senator Jill Vogel began a campaign against child marriage in her state after she learned of […]
January 14, 2016Increase in Women at Risk of FGM in the United StatesAccording to a recently released government study, more than a half a million girls are at risk of […]
November 10, 2015DOJ Report Released Highlighting Honor ViolenceStatistics do not address the true scope of honor violence in the United States. It is difficult to […]
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 […]
September 28, 2015Lawsuit on the Abuse of a Hmong Girl Goes PublicA lawsuit currently underway in Minnesota in which Panyia Vang is seeking $450,000 from the American who raped […]
September 9, 2015End Violence Against Women and Girls in the US Demand a National Action Plan to Fight Honor Violence [emailpetition id=”1″] The AHA Petition: End Violence Against Women and Girls in the US. Honor violence is an […]
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 11, 2015UK Non-Profit Works to Combat FGMThe UK non-profit Forward recently released a video showing the effects of female genital mutilation. The video, “Needlepoint,” […]
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, 2015Texas Honor Killing Case Involved Entire FamilyNadia Irsan is now among family members accused of murdering Gelareh Bagherzadeh and Coty Beavers. It is alleged […]
May 19, 2015‘Unchained at Last’ Supports Victims of Forced MarriageFraidy Reiss started the organization ‘Unchained at Last’ to support victims of forced marriage after her own experience […]
May 7, 2015President Carter Talks About the Abuse of WomenPresident Jimmy Carter appeared for a TED talk highlighting why he thinks that the mistreatment of women is […]
May 7, 2015Sentencing of NYC Man Who Orchestrated Two Honor Killings in PakistanA cab driver in New York was sentenced this month for his role in the honor killings of […]