May 26, 2015

Google Executive Chairman Joins Fight Against Honor Killings

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt joins Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the AHA Foundation in the fight against honor […]
May 22, 2015

Raising Awareness About Female Genital Mutilation in the United States

To the extent that female genital mutilation makes the news, most of the attention is not focused on […]
May 20, 2015

Vacation Cutting Season, “Heretic” in Europe and Canada, Empowering Essay Quotes and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, I would like to use this issue of our newsletter to provide an update […]
May 20, 2015

Ending Child Marriage as a Goal for Sustainable Development

This piece focuses on the idea that governments currently forming sustainable development goals to change the world by […]
May 20, 2015

Texas Honor Killing Case Involved Entire Family

Nadia Irsan is now among family members accused of murdering Gelareh Bagherzadeh and Coty Beavers. It is alleged […]
May 20, 2015

Vacation Cutting: An Illegal Practice Still Running Rampant

Summer is the season of vacation cutting. Many girls living in the US will be taken to countries […]
May 19, 2015

Western Shelters Act as Barrier To Honor Killings in Afghanistan

Funding from Western donors has led to the creation of women’s shelters throughout Afghanistan. The shelters, and the […]
May 19, 2015

‘Unchained at Last’ Supports Victims of Forced Marriage

Fraidy Reiss started the organization ‘Unchained at Last’ to support victims of forced marriage after her own experience […]
May 19, 2015

Filled with Hope and Empowerment, “I am Inspired by Ayaan” Essays’ Quotes Rekindle the Power of Storytelling

“In restoring to me my very own story, you helped me regain my power…” -Jessica S. We have […]
May 19, 2015

Ayaan Takes ‘Heretic’ on the Road to Canada and Europe

Since the launch of Heretic in March, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has taken every available opportunity to speak out […]
May 19, 2015

Profile of Ayaan and Heretic in Canada’s The Globe and Mail

In her profile of Ayaan and her new book Heretic, Elizabeth Renzetti of The Globe and Mail writes, “As a […]
May 19, 2015

Spanish Newspaper El Pais Covers the Release of Heretic

In a translated excerpt from his article in the Spanish newspaper El Pais, Mario Vargas Llosa notes, “It is […]
May 19, 2015

Ayaan Talks Heretic and Optimism for an Islamic Reformation with Flemming Rose of Jyllands-Posten

Ayaan speaks with Flemming Rose, Foreign Editor at the Danish Jyllands-Posten and champion of free speech, about her […]
May 19, 2015

Ayaan Discusses Heretic with Canadian Publication Maclean’s

As part of her Canadian book tour, Ayaan sat down with Maclean’s magazine to discuss her new book, […]
May 19, 2015

Billboard Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation in Britain

Two survivors of female genital mutilation—Aissa Edon and Hoda Ali—along with two students—Mabel Evans and Kain Egan—decided to […]
May 7, 2015

President Carter Talks About the Abuse of Women

President Jimmy Carter appeared for a TED talk highlighting why he thinks that the mistreatment of women is […]
May 7, 2015

Sentencing of NYC Man Who Orchestrated Two Honor Killings in Pakistan

A cab driver in New York was sentenced this month for his role in the honor killings of […]
May 4, 2015

Honor Killings in America – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in ‘The Atlantic’

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, gets it. “I don’t see,” he told me this week, “how […]
April 30, 2015

Ayaan Hirsi Ali to be Awarded Bradley Prize

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is to be awarded the Bradley Prize on June 3, 2015, at the John F. […]
April 16, 2015

“Inspired by Ayaan” Top Essays, “Heretic” in the US, Eric Schmidt Challenge and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Spring is the time many of us are inspired by the colorful changes we […]