January 21, 2015

Ayaan Talks Freedom of Expression, Discussion with “The Price of Honor” Co-Director, Gender Equality as a Weapon Against Extremism and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, In the wake of the New Year, terrorist acts in Paris were followed by […]

January 16, 2015

Cosmopolitan UK Created Mock Cover to Raise Awareness About Honor Killings

Cosmopolitan UK has created a mock up cover of its February issue featuring a woman suffocating on the […]

January 10, 2015

Gender Equality Is a Powerful Weapon Against Radical Extremism

Outrageous. Ten journalists and two policemen murdered in cold blood in Paris. As a career-long fighter for human […]

January 8, 2015

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive

Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, Ayaan Hirsi Ali explains the importance of keeping the publication’s images […]

January 7, 2015

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Urges the West to Acknowledge the Roots of Terror

While many wish to view the Paris attacks against Charlie Hebdo as an isolated incident, Ayaan Hirsi Ali […]

December 17, 2014

A Look Back at 2014, New FGM Legislation in Massachusetts, Our Executive Director Testifies Before the Canadian Senate and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, As the end of the year approaches, I recall the Foundation’s beginnings – five […]

December 12, 2014

Yaser Said Added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted

Yaser Said committed honor killings against his daughters, Amina and Sarah, on January 1st, 2008. Since the murders, […]

December 8, 2014

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Discusses the Need for Western Feminists to Tackle Harmful Traditional Practices

Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses the need for Western feminists to tackle harmful traditional practices and discusses the AHA […]

December 8, 2014

Anti-FGM Billboards Appear in the US

The team behind the documentary “Honor Diaries,” which explores honor violence, installed two billboards condemning FGM. The billboards […]

December 5, 2014

Mandatory FGM Reporting in the UK

While performing FGM is a crime in the Untied Kingdom, only 2 cases have been prosecuted; given the […]

November 20, 2014

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Time for Thanks

Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses what she’s thankful for, saying “For us women in the US, in the West, […]

November 7, 2014

Matching Gift Campaign, FGM in the US and Abroad, A Day in the Life of our Executive Director and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Today, I’m thrilled to be able to share with you some exciting news at […]

July 23, 2014

The US Department of Health and Human Services will undertake a major study on female genital mutilation (FGM), confirmed Cathy Russell, the US ambassador for global women’s issues. This was the result of an effort spearheaded by FGM activist Jaha Dukureh.

The US Department of Health and Human Services will undertake a major study on female genital mutilation (FGM), […]

July 1, 2014

“American Muslims from across the country share their stories of love and marriage as a matter of choice — as it should be.”

“American Muslims from across the country share their stories of love and marriage as a matter of choice […]

June 10, 2014

Summertime in the US means “vacation cutting” season is upon us. Immigrants who come to the US from countries that practice female genital mutilation (FGM) sometimes send their daughters back to their countries of origin to have them undergo the procedure.

Summertime in the US means “vacation cutting” season is upon us. Immigrants who come to the US from […]

May 31, 2014

In the Wall Street Journal, founder of the AHA Foundation Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls on universities to break with orthodoxy and embrace critical thinking to improve the state of women’s rights.

In the Wall Street Journal, founder of the AHA Foundation Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls on universities to break […]