March 7, 2023

After their genitals were cut, some women search for healing – ABC News

After their genitals were cut, some women search for healing CAIRO — She remembers it all: How female relatives […]
February 28, 2023

‘Prey’ by Ayaan Hirsi Ali recommended to students in The Stylus

Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights (2021) by Ayaan Hirsi Ali was recommended in the […]
February 27, 2023

Pakistani lawyer, digital rights activist, and member of Facebook’s Content Oversight Board Nighat Dad looks to free speech to protect women’s rights: “Free speech is not some abstract ideal. It is vital for the most vulnerable to make their voices heard.”

Published 2/28/2023 Nighat Dad was born and lives in Pakistan and has worked as a lawyer and digital […]
February 27, 2023

Read Now: Davinder Kaur, forced marriage survivor, on breaking free and exposing abuse against women: “We all have to play our part in ending these human rights abuses.”

Published 2/28/2023 Davinder Kaur was born and raised in an Indian community in Bradford, England. At the age […]
February 15, 2023

Peter Boghossian: How to Have Impossible Conversations, a Very Practical Guide – Two Day Event

  Watch: Event Description: On February 14th, 2023, the University of Central Florida welcomed Peter Boghossian for a […]
February 9, 2023

Bill in state legislature aims to stop female genital mutilation – The Northern Light

Bill in state legislature aims to stop female genital mutilation People who perform female genital mutilation on a […]
February 2, 2023

#MenEndFGM! International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – UN Population Fund

Rooted in gender inequality, female genital mutilation limits opportunities for women and girls around the world to exercise […]
January 13, 2023

We hope this will be the year for EU-wide action on violence against women – Irish MEP in The Journal

2023 HAS THE potential to be another deadly year for women. The killing of Bruna Fonseca in Cork […]
January 13, 2023

Police ‘shy away from honour-based abuse cases because they fear being labelled racists’ – The Telegraph

Police sometimes do not deal with victims of honour-based abuse because of their fears of being accused of […]
January 11, 2023

“Freedom is not controversial, it is universal.” AHA’s New Board Chairman Rosa Zeegers on Her Life, Career, and Hopes for AHA’s Future

Published 1/16/2023 Rosa Zeegers has known our Founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali for over two decades. In that time, […]
January 10, 2023

Read Now: AHA Foundation’s Top 5 Blogs of 2022

Published 1/13/2023 These are the top 5 stories that resonated most with AHA Foundation’s supporters in 2022. We […]
December 16, 2022

Child marriage is still legal in Michigan as fight continues to change the law – WXYZ Detroit

The age minimum for getting married in Michigan may shock you. Technically it is age zero. There is […]
December 9, 2022

A Year of Amazing Impact, All Thanks To You: AHA Foundation’s 2022 Achievements

Published 15/12/2022 2022 has been a dizzying and sometimes scary year for all of us. From the continuing […]
December 8, 2022

AHA Foundation honored for work against FGM by LawWorks as recipient of their Best International Pro Bono Award 2022

Published 8/12/2022 The team at AHA Foundation was honored and humbled to receive, alongside our partners at the […]
December 6, 2022

Strengthen Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation – AHA Senior Director in DC Journal

AHA Foundation’s Senior Director Amanda Parker co-wrote with Andrea Bottner a call to stand up against the injustice […]
December 5, 2022

US Man Married 20 Young Girls, Including His Daughter; Also Accused of Child Trafficking: Report – Jagran English

A 46-year-old American man has been accused of marrying several young girls, including his own daughter, according to […]
December 5, 2022

More than 400 West Yorkshire honour based crimes in two years – Telegraph and Argus

There have been more than 400 honour based abuse crimes in the past two years in West Yorkshire. […]
December 5, 2022

Liberia: FGM Bush Schools Still Operational Despite Three-Year Moratorium – FrontPage Africa

Schools are now open in Liberia, but 14-year-old Tutugirl has not joined her classmates. Tutugirl says it has […]
December 5, 2022

Female genital mutilation: What it will take to end a dangerous tradition? – France 24

More than 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) across 30 countries, according to […]
November 30, 2022

Sara’s Story, Part 2: A Survivor of Child Marriage in the U.S. on Why She Fights to Change the Laws That Allowed Her Abuse: “These [current] laws put minors into an impossible legal situation, and expose them to multiple forms of abuse.”

Published 12/1/2022 Sara Tasneem was trapped in a marriage with a stranger when she was just 15 years […]