January 30, 2016

Persecution of Homosexuals in Somalia

Many homosexuals in Somalia keep their sexuality a secret out of fear of retribution from al-Shabaab, the Islamist terror […]
January 28, 2016

Documentary “Sonita” Raises Awareness About Child Marriage

Sundance Film Festival is screening the film “Sonita,” a documentary by Iranian filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami. The film […]
January 27, 2016

Child Marriages in Pakistan

In the Pakistani district of Thar, child brides are very common. Girls are often married at 9 and […]
January 27, 2016

AHA’s Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015

This past year was one for the record books at the AHA Foundation. From the launch of our […]
January 27, 2016

Join Us to #ReclaimHonor

By Executive Director of the AHA Foundation Understanding Honor Violence While it seems impossible, Honor Violence is a […]
January 27, 2016

Our Campus Program Will Soon Be Launched. Will You Help Us Name It?

The voice of youth is a powerful tool for change. We receive countless emails from young supporters eager […]
January 25, 2016

Story of Honor Violence in Afghanistan

The Diane Rehm show featured a story of honor violence: a Afghan woman decided she wanted to choose […]
January 14, 2016

Increase in Women at Risk of FGM in the United States

According to a recently released government study, more than a half a million girls are at risk of […]
January 12, 2016

Fight to End FGM in India

A group of women in India who were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in their youth are […]
January 6, 2016

AHA Foundation’s crisis textline for girls at risk of honor violence and forced marriage

December 31, 2015

Changing Attitude about FGM in the United Kingdom

2015 has proven to be a transformative year in terms of efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
December 21, 2015

2015 Annual Report

In 2007, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect US women and girls from honor violence […]
December 20, 2015

Honor Violence Helpline, Successes You Made Possible, and the Lantos Prize for Human Rights

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, As this year draws to its end, the pace of work here at the […]
December 16, 2015

Long-awaited Crisis Line Now Available to Girls Facing Honor Violence in the US

Imagine for just a moment that you are a typical teenager thinking about normal issues. Your mind goes […]
December 16, 2015

Successes You Made Possible

At the AHA Foundation, we often say that we work in one of the world’s most rewarding fields. […]
December 16, 2015

Ayaan Receives 2015 Lantos Human Rights Prize

Lantos Prize Recipient Ayaan Hirsi Ali, advocate against child marriage, FGM, and honor violence, speaks at the Lantos […]
December 15, 2015

Canada to Support Ghana in Fight Against Forced Marriage

Canadian High Commissioner Christopher Thornley has stated that ending child marriage is a Canadian foreign policy issue. Canada […]
December 12, 2015

Rise in Child Marriages by 2050

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that without any progress in prevention mechanisms, child marriages will reach […]
December 11, 2015

Drought in Ethiopia Effecting Forced Marriages

A drought in Ethiopia is having a terrible effect on the rate of forced marriages in the country, in […]
December 10, 2015

Activists in Zimbabwe Condemn Child Marriage

Activists in Zimbabwe are pushing for legislation that would decrease the rates of men using marriage as a […]