March 23, 2016

Modern-day slavery: Understanding the intersection of forced marriage and human trafficking

The AHA Foundation’s Interim Executive Director Amanda Parker recently spoke at the Intersections of Human Trafficking Conference hosted […]
March 23, 2016

Interview with Amy Logan: Author, Activist and Producer

Most people know her as a producer of The Price of Honor, a chilling documentary that placed murderer […]
March 23, 2016

Join our Spring Challenge and Stand in Solidarity

When women and girls facing honor violence reach out to us for help, many express feelings of isolation. […]
March 14, 2016

Child Marriage in Virginia

While the average age of marriage has been increasing in the United States, there are still many girls […]
March 13, 2016

Online Training Launch, Ayaan Shares Her Passion for Women’s Rights, and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, One of the most important facets of our work is ensuring that when a […]
March 8, 2016

Reduced Sentences in Mob Killing of Farkhunda

An Afghani court has reduced the sentences for the men involved in the mob killing of Farkhunda. Farkhunda […]
March 8, 2016

Questions About Forced Marriage Statistics in Britain

While there were 1,220 possible cases of forced marriages reported in Britain last year, experts are saying that the […]
March 7, 2016

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Speaks on International Women’s Day, 2006

As I was preparing for today’s speech I called a very good friend who is Jewish and asked […]
March 2, 2016

Honor Killing in Pakistan

Pakistani police are looking for a man suspected of killing his two sisters in an act of honor […]
February 29, 2016

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Brings Honor Violence Center Stage

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, director of the film “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”, was awarded the […]
February 29, 2016

Just Released: AHA Foundation’s Online Training Program

At the AHA Foundation, we often refer to the fact that one of the most frequent questions we […]
February 29, 2016

Ayaan’s Bravery Inspires a Room Full of Lions

Once forced to contain her voice, Ayaan now speaks to girls suffering around the world: “You Can be […]
February 27, 2016

Director of “Mustang” Talks Women’s Rights

Vulture interviews Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director of the Oscar-nominated film Mustang. The film tells the story of five Turkish teenage girls […]
February 23, 2016

“A Girl in River” and Changes in Pakistan

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy addresses the problem of honor killings in her Oscar-nominated documentary short, “A Girl in the River: […]
February 19, 2016

Efforts to Stop Child Marriage in the US

Virginia State Senator Jill Vogel began a campaign against child marriage in her state after she learned of […]
February 17, 2016

YouTube Video Highlights Problem of Child Marriage

A new YouTube video has received a lot of attention and is highlighting the issue of child brides. […]
February 5, 2016

First Successful FGM Prosecution in Australia

Two women in Australia were convicted on charges of “khatna,” a procedure  involves cutting a girl’s clitoris in the presence […]
February 5, 2016

New Report Highlighting Worldwide Problem of FGM

UNICEF released a report highlighting the global problem of female genital mutilation (FGM). According to the report, at […]
January 31, 2016

Our Most Popular Blogs in 2015, Add Your Voice to #Reclaim Honor, Help Name AHA’s Campus Program

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Happy 2016 from all of us at the AHA Foundation! First up this month, […]
January 30, 2016

Documentary “A Girl in the River”

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof sheds light on the Oscar-winning documentary “A Girl in the River: The Price […]