December 9, 2015

Charity Highlights Problem of Child Marriage in Lebanon

The charity organization, KAFA, created a movie to highlight the prevalence and acceptance of child marriage in Lebanon. […]
December 8, 2015

Underage Brides in Turkey

Nuriye Kadan stated that 1/3 of Turkey’s marriages involve underage brides at a recent conference. Kadan is an […]
December 8, 2015

Ayaan’s Thanksgiving Message, Free Honor Violence Webinar and More

  Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, I will soon have the honor of sitting down to my second Thanksgiving […]
December 8, 2015

Foreign Policy Sheds Light on Palestinian Abortion Crisis

A new report from Foreign Policy Magazine tackles the silent issue of Palestine’s illegal abortion epidemic. With little choice […]
December 4, 2015

African Countries Pledge to End Child Marriage

At the First African Girls’ Summit on Ending Child Marriage in Africa, African leaders pledged to end child […]
November 30, 2015

Gambia’s President Bans FGM

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, effective immediately. The campaign to […]
November 28, 2015

AHA Foundation’s 10 Years of Impact – In the Words of Its Determined Community

As the year comes to an end, we look back to count and celebrate the successes won and […]
November 20, 2015

Pakistan Pledges to Adopt UN Convention

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pledged to adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the […]
November 18, 2015

Eric’s Call to Action – Have You Taken His Challenge?

Eric Schmidt Challenge: renew your support before December 31, 2015 and make your gift work even harder in […]
November 18, 2015

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: What I’m Thankful For This Year

This Thanksgiving I am grateful for the things that we take for granted as women and men living […]
November 12, 2015

Honor Violence Training Saves Lives – Join Our Free Webinar

Honor violence training can mean the difference between life and death. Without a doubt, the number one question […]
November 12, 2015

Conviction in First Australian FGM Trial

At the first FGM trial in Australia, a mother, midwife and a sheikh were found guilty. All three were […]
November 10, 2015

DOJ Report Released Highlighting Honor Violence

Statistics do not address the true scope of honor violence in the United States. It is difficult to […]
October 31, 2015

Gloria Steinem on Women’s Rights

Gloria Steinem is on Fresh Air discussing issues of women’s rights. According to Steinem, one of the most important […]
October 28, 2015

Child Marriage in the US

Child marriage has become a major problem in the United States, not just abroad. Between 2000 and 2010 […]
October 27, 2015

Child Marriage in Australia

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has investigated 20 cases of forced marriage in the past 9 months, many […]
October 22, 2015

The Netherlands Adopts New Policies on Forced Marriage

One of the elements that is rarely discussed about the migrant crisis is the practices of domestic abuse […]
October 15, 2015

Child Marriage in the US, a Tale of Courage from a Survivor, and News from Around the World

  Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, As children across the country enjoy autumn and cheerily prepare for Halloween, a […]
October 15, 2015

Child Marriage in the US

by AHA Foundation Executive Director The statistics are staggering. Each day around the world almost 39,000 girls become […]
October 15, 2015

Speaking Out About America’s Child Marriage Problem

In a new op-ed for the New York Times, Fraidy Reiss, forced marriage survivor and Executive Director of […]