September 4, 2018

AHA Foundation Builds Bipartisan Coalition, Urges Congress to Add Protections Against FGM to VAWA

This summer, the AHA Foundation formed and led a bipartisan network of women’s organizations and survivor/advocates to push […]
August 30, 2018

Time to put a spotlight on an important issue – The News-Gazette

Madeleine Hubbard is a rising junior at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is a fellow of the […]
August 28, 2018

Another Case of Honor Violence Takes Lives in Texas

To respect confidentiality of the survivor, those imaged above are neither the perpetrator nor survivor described in this […]
August 24, 2018

Young widow at center of Houston ‘honor killings’ speaks out to raise awareness – Houston Chronicle

The photo is a stock photo. Nesreen Irsan finally had a night without nightmares. The 30-year-old widow at […]
August 24, 2018

Critical Thinking Fellowship Counters the Dangerous Echo Chamber of Ideas at U.S. Campuses

Julia O’Donnell joined the AHA Foundation as Critical Thinking Fellowship (CTF) Campus Program Coordinator in late 2017, during […]
August 23, 2018

Visas for men who forced girls into marriage – The Times

The image above is a stock photo. British teenagers are being forced to marry abroad and are raped […]
August 21, 2018

Jordanian patriarch facing death in Houston ‘honor killings’ praised 9/11 attacks – Houston Chronicle

The image above is a stock photo. A Jordanian immigrant facing the death penalty in Houston praised Osama […]
August 11, 2018

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Founder of the AHA Foundation, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, was recently interviewed on PBS’s Firing Line, exposing the issue of female […]
August 1, 2018

UK couple jailed after trying to force daughter to marry – The Guardian

The image above is a stock photo. A couple who tricked their teenage daughter into travelling to Bangladesh […]
July 30, 2018

Somalia announces first prosecution for female genital mutilation – Reuters

The image above is a stock image. LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Somalia’s Attorney General Ahmed Ali Dahir […]
July 24, 2018

Muslim reformer speaks about mainstreaming of Islamism, Pediatricians in the US lack training to recognize genital mutilation in girls, and more

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, This month we celebrate New Hampshire becoming the 27th state to ban female genital mutilation […]
July 24, 2018

Conflict and breakdown in law and order drive scourge of modern slavery – The Telegraph

A new report has revealed the number of people around the world subject to trafficking and exploitation as […]
July 23, 2018

10-year-old girl bleeds to death after undergoing FGM in Somalia – CTPost

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A 10-year-old girl has bled to death after undergoing female genital mutilation in Somalia, an […]
July 19, 2018

Child Abuse Expert on Pediatrician’s Role in Preventing Female Genital Mutilation in the United States

Dr. Frasier is an internationally recognized child abuse expert. As one of few medical experts in the United […]
July 17, 2018

Dr. Manea Exposes the Mainstreaming of Islamism

PD. Dr. Elham Manea is a Yemeni-Swiss Associate Professor specialized on the Middle East, a writer, and a […]
July 16, 2018

Britain holds memorial day for ‘honor killing’ victims – Reuters

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain will hold a memorial day on Saturday to remember the victims of […]
July 10, 2018

Thousands of FGM cases recorded in Britain – Reuters

The girl pictured above is a stock photo and not a victim of FGM. LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) […]
July 6, 2018

Why Won’t Massachusetts Pass a Law to Stop FGM? – Fair Observer

They are still not listening to us. The bills and our stories sit on a desk, unheard, undiscussed […]
July 5, 2018

World risks missing goal of ending child marriage by 2030 – Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A global goal of ending child marriage by 2030 will not be […]
July 3, 2018

ICE leads effort to prevent female genital mutilation at Newark Airport – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

NEWARK, NJ – Starting on June 19, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark […]