March 7, 2023

After their genitals were cut, some women search for healing – ABC News

After their genitals were cut, some women search for healing CAIRO — She remembers it all: How female relatives […]
March 2, 2023

Pregnant and married at 13, former ‘child bride’ fights the practice still legal in 43 states – TODAY

Pregnant and married at 13, former ‘child bride’ fights the practice still legal in 43 states – TODAY […]
March 2, 2023

Vermont legislators look to ban child marriage, joining other states this session – VTDigger

Vermont legislators look to ban child marriage, joining other states this session – VTDigger A new bill would […]
February 28, 2023

‘Qurangate’ and Britain’s new blasphemy rules – Brendan O’Neill in The Spectator

Imagine living in a country so religiously uptight that even making a smudge on a copy of the […]
February 28, 2023

‘Prey’ by Ayaan Hirsi Ali recommended to students in The Stylus

Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women’s Rights (2021) by Ayaan Hirsi Ali was recommended in the […]
February 27, 2023

Pakistani lawyer, digital rights activist, and member of Facebook’s Content Oversight Board Nighat Dad looks to free speech to protect women’s rights: “Free speech is not some abstract ideal. It is vital for the most vulnerable to make their voices heard.”

Published 2/28/2023 Nighat Dad was born and lives in Pakistan and has worked as a lawyer and digital […]
February 27, 2023

Read Now: Davinder Kaur, forced marriage survivor, on breaking free and exposing abuse against women: “We all have to play our part in ending these human rights abuses.”

Published 2/28/2023 Davinder Kaur was born and raised in an Indian community in Bradford, England. At the age […]
February 23, 2023

Angela Paoli: Let’s not be a destination state for child marriage – VT Digger

Angela Paoli: Let’s not be a destination state for child marriage “Child marriage… in Vermont? Really?” I bet […]
February 23, 2023

It’s time to end child marriage in Connecticut – The CT Mirror

It’s time to end child marriage in Connecticut Connecticut really stands out from its neighboring states right now… […]
February 14, 2023

Wyoming Republicans Fight For Their ‘Constitutional Right’ To Marry Children – The Wonkette

Wyoming Republicans Fight For Their ‘Constitutional Right’ To Marry Children The year 2015 was when the United States realized […]
February 9, 2023

Bill in state legislature aims to stop female genital mutilation – The Northern Light

Bill in state legislature aims to stop female genital mutilation People who perform female genital mutilation on a […]
February 6, 2023

8 Huge Milestones to Celebrate in the Fight Against FGM – Global Citizen

8 Huge Milestones to Celebrate in the Fight Against FGM It’s not over yet, but huge progress has […]
February 2, 2023

#MenEndFGM! International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – UN Population Fund

Rooted in gender inequality, female genital mutilation limits opportunities for women and girls around the world to exercise […]
January 24, 2023

CLARITy Coalition Conference 2022: Keynote by Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Panel Discussion on Understanding Islamist Strategies

 Over a weekend in October 2022, the very first CLARITy Coalition conference was held in Salzburg, Austria. […]
January 17, 2023

Jacob Mchangama: “Privileging Blasphemy Norms Over Open Inquiry Plays Into the Hands of Religious Fundamentalists” – Reason Magazine

Hamline University has received considerable backlash for not renewing the employment of a scholar who showed an allegedly […]
January 13, 2023

New university hosting ‘forbidden courses’ in effort to promote intellectual freedom – Campus Reform

The University of Austin in Texas is embracing controversial topics with a summer program called ” The Forbidden Courses.” The […]
January 13, 2023

We hope this will be the year for EU-wide action on violence against women – Irish MEP in The Journal

2023 HAS THE potential to be another deadly year for women. The killing of Bruna Fonseca in Cork […]
January 13, 2023

Is Islamist terror a threat to Germany? – Deutsche Welle (DW)

The most recent arrest of two terror suspects in Germany has raised the specter of Islamist terror in […]
January 13, 2023

Police ‘shy away from honour-based abuse cases because they fear being labelled racists’ – The Telegraph

Police sometimes do not deal with victims of honour-based abuse because of their fears of being accused of […]
January 13, 2023

Image of Prophet Muhammad shown in Hamline University art class, sparking discussions on academic freedom – CBS Minnesota

A battle over free speech, academic freedom and claims of Islamophobia at Hamline University is getting national attention. […]