November 7, 2022

Bayor Chantal Ngoltoingar was told she would die if she ever spoke out about undergoing FGM. This is her story of survival—and refusing to be silenced.

Published 11/7/2022 Growing up in Chad, Bayor Chantal Ngoltoingar had a happy childhood—until the day she was forced […]

November 2, 2022

Iran protests rage on in defiance of crackdown – France 24

Iranians staged new protest actions to denounce the country’s theocratic regime in defiance of a crackdown that is […]

October 5, 2022

Mass protests in Iran, sparked by woman’s death in police custody, are the regime’s biggest challenge in years – CNBC

Protests rocking Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have spread to at least […]

August 15, 2022

Will Massachusetts’s Stand Against Child Marriage Spur the Rest of the Nation to Act Against this Child Abuse?

Published 8/16/2022 On July 28, Massachusetts finally banned child marriage after years of activism from AHA Foundation and […]

August 2, 2022

Trial begins for Texas taxicab driver accused in “honor killings” of teen daughters in 2008 – CBS News

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a Texas taxicab driver accused in the 2008 […]

August 1, 2022

Soraya Deen, Muslim reform activist, on her mission to call on her Muslim community to “take the path of reforming, reviving, and reconstructing. Distinctions imposed on women in the 7th century can’t be the religious laws of today. We must move on.”

Published 8/1/2022 Soraya M. Deen is a lawyer by profession. She is also a practising Muslim who believes […]

July 29, 2022

Wyoming Republicans Fight For Their 'Constitutional Right' To Marry Children

What it’s like being a woman in Afghanistan today: ‘death in slow motion’ – NPR

On early Monday morning, just before the break of dawn, a 23-year-old Afghan journalist packed her bags, said […]

June 14, 2022

Reauthorization of the A Major Milestone in Protecting U.S. Women and Girls: AHA's Advocacy Leader on the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

A Massive Milestone in Protecting U.S. Women and Girls: AHA’s Advocacy Leader on the Reauthorization of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act

A Massive Milestone in Protecting U.S. Women and Girls: AHA’s Advocacy Leader on the Reauthorization of the 1994 […]

June 7, 2022

“The best cure is prevention. We can’t just continue letting FGM/C happen and reacting to its awful consequences after the fact. We have to do better.” AHA’s anti-FGM/C trainer Oluwadamilola Alabi on her mission to end FGM/C in Chicago North Side

Published 6/7/2022 Last year, we shared with you that AHA Foundation had won a 3-year federal grant from […]

May 30, 2022

Sean Callaghan, U.K. based researcher, on his cutting-edge data analysis of FGM in the U.S.

Published 6/7/2022 Sean Callaghan is pursuing a PhD at the University of Leicester in the U.K. His research, […]

May 12, 2022

Child Marriage in America – A conversation with Fraidy Reiss, Survivor of Forced Marriage

Watch: Event Description: Fraidy Reiss is a forced marriage survivor turned activist. She was 19 when she was […]

April 29, 2022

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Yasmine Mohammed: Two ex-Muslims on Women’s Rights in Islam

Watch: Event Description: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, founder of the AHA Foundation, and Yasmine Mohammed, ex-Muslim and women’s rights […]

April 7, 2022

Sasha K. Taylor, Child Marriage Survivor, now fights to end the practice in the USA

“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 2

Published 4/7/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved […]

April 7, 2022

“I took the risk of unchaining myself from the generational cycle of abuse the same day I was told by my uncle that the only way out of my marriage would be my death…” Aliya Abbas, child marriage survivor from the U.S., fought alone for her own freedom.

Published 4/7/2022 Aliya Abbas is a passionate and outspoken survivor of and advocate against child marriage in the […]

March 1, 2022

“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. – Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 1

Published 03/02/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved by […]

February 24, 2022

Decline in FGM among Egypt's young women recorded by UN, the number of women at risk of FGM has increased globally according to the UN

Decline in FGM among Egypt’s young women recorded by UN – The National

The results of a UN survey conducted in Egypt in 2021 have shown a sharp decline in the […]

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 FGM

Published 03/02/2022 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Ayaan Hirsi Ali founding AHA Foundation. Since the very […]

February 22, 2022

Maryland: Come for the crab cakes, the boardwalk, a child bride – The Washington Post

Steamed crabs and a sail on the Chesapeake Bay have long been part of Maryland’s tourism campaigns. But […]

February 10, 2022

Justice Department, ICE, and the FBI Recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – 7thSpace

The Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC), including the Justice Department’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions […]

February 10, 2022

ANTI-FGM CAMPAIGNERS RALLY IN SOUTHWARK PARK – Southwark News

Anti-FGM campaigners rallied in Southwark Park on February 6 to raise awareness and protest against FGM. Female Genital […]