April 23, 2021

April Newsletter: Child marriage legislation and how you can help; Former Danish journalist Flemming Rose defends freedom of speech

There are few times that are more crucial for the protection of girls than right now in the […]
April 21, 2021

Fight Against Child Marriage in the U.S. at a Crossroads

Published on 4/21/2021 For years, AHA Foundation has demanded zero tolerance for child marriage across the country. During […]
April 20, 2021

Flemming Rose on Hate Speech, Self Censorship and Emerging Totalitarian Impulses Within Todays’ Democracies

Published 4/20/2021 Since 2005, when he published several controversial cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, Rose has been on […]
April 19, 2021

Help Decide the Future of Child Marriage and Other Dangerous Practices in the U.S.

Published 4/19/21 Help Decide the Future of Child Marriage and Other Dangerous Practices in the U.S. As hard […]
April 16, 2021

Indiana poised to ban cultural practice of female genital mutilation – The Times of Northwest Indiana

Indiana is set to become the 40th state to criminalize the practice of female genital mutilation. The General […]
April 16, 2021

In Bid to Boost Its Profile, ISIS Turns to Africa’s Militants – The New York Times

JOHANNESBURG — The Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate has fallen, its fighters have dispersed and its leader, Abu Bakr […]
April 14, 2021

January Newsletter: Why our fight against FGM is far from over, Top blogs of 2020

This month, the STOP FGM Act of 2020 was signed into law, marking one of the biggest wins […]
April 7, 2021

‘Was like a business transaction’: Woman married when 13 now advocating to end child marriage – KFDA News

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – Child marriage may seem like a third-world problem, but the issue is very much […]
April 6, 2021

Context Beyond the Headlines Interviews AHA Senior Director Amanda Parker on International Women’s Day

On International Women’s day, the Canadian news program Context Beyond the Headlines interviewed AHA’s Senior Director Amanda Parker. […]
April 5, 2021

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Speaks with Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Apart of the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins the Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast to discuss the topic of American […]
April 5, 2021

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Radical Islam – The Ben Shapiro Show

Speaking on the topic of Radical Islam, our founder, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, spoke on the Ben Shapiro show […]
April 1, 2021

Brooklyn Hasidic Rabbi Is Under Investigation for Promoting Child Marriage – The Forward

During a Hasidic teenager’s first day at a new Brooklyn yeshiva last year, the head of the school […]
March 26, 2021

March Newsletter: Egyptian photographer talks about her award-winning photo essay on FGM; CTF fellow describes his fight for freedom of speech at UConn

Discussing female genital mutilation (FGM) can be uncomfortable for many people, and seeing visuals that depict the practice […]
March 24, 2021

CTF Fellow Fights for Broader Free Speech Protection at UConn and Other Universities

03/24/2021 Freedom of speech continues to be a source of heated debate on many college campuses in North […]
March 24, 2021

The Toll of Female Genital Mutilation Through the Eyes of an Award-Winning Photographer and FGM Survivor

03/24/2021 Discussing female genital mutilation (FGM) and seeing visuals that depict the practice can be uncomfortable for many […]
March 23, 2021

Egypt’s Senate approves new anti-FGM bill – Egypt Today

CAIRO – 21 March 2021: Egypt’s Senate (the Upper House of the Parliament), chaired by Speaker Counselor Abdel, […]
March 22, 2021

C. Nicholas Cuneo: Contact your lawmaker, ask them to help end child marriage in Maryland – Capital Gazette

Recently a Maryland pediatrician encountered something they thought was puzzling: a patient’s husband was listed as her legal […]
March 19, 2021

Child marriage bill would set minimum marriage age at 18 – WAGM Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – A new bill (LD 622) could prohibit marriage for any Mainer under 18. The Judiciary Committee held a […]
March 14, 2021

March Newsletter: Egyptian photographer talks about her award-winning photo es; CTF fellow describes his fight for freedom of speech at UConn

Discussing female genital mutilation (FGM) can be uncomfortable for many people, and seeing visuals that depict the practice […]
March 8, 2021

Ayaan Speaks on Women’s Leadership and National Security Panel – C-Span

Former Secretary of State and Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice led a discussion with leading women scholars on national security […]