August 24, 2017

The curse of blades and powders: FGM in Somaliland – in pictures – The Guardian

lmost all women aged 15 to 49 in the east African state of Somaliland have suffered female genital […]
August 24, 2017

DomRep has highest child-marriage rate in Americas – Jamaica Observer

UNICEF says more than one in 10 girls in the Dominican Republic are married or living with a […]
August 24, 2017

Women in small Muslim sect say they have had FGM in Canada – The Star

Women from a small Muslim sect called the Dawoodi Bohras have reported that female genital mutilation has been […]
August 23, 2017

AHA Supporter Appeals to Miami Herald, Brings Attention To Child Marriage in Florida

Pictured from right to left is our Senior Director, Amanda Parker, with Members of World Wings including Alicia […]
August 23, 2017

Representative Heather Sirocki of Maine and Why the Bill Against Female Genital Mutilation Keeps Being Shot Down in Her State

This month, the AHA Foundation sat down with Maine State Representative, Heather Sirocki, who has served the Scarborough […]
August 23, 2017

Survivor of Female Genital Mutilation Pleads to Other Parents to Have Mercy on Their Girls

It is the recovery room in a hospital in Egypt. The girl is six or seven years old. […]
August 21, 2017

Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali says US has its head in the sand when it comes to ISIS – Fox News

A leading voice on the rights of Muslim women said Sunday U.S. lawmakers continue to take a “head […]
August 21, 2017

Marriage bill important for child’s protection – NewsPress

State Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, has a history of protecting children through state legislation, passing bills requiring […]
August 21, 2017

El Salvador, Guatemala lawmakers pass bans on child marriage – Inquirer

El Salvador and Guatemala have joined a trend in clamping down on child marriage by passing legislation that […]
August 17, 2017

Saudi Arabia just took 4 major steps to improve women’s rights – StepFeed

Saudi Arabia is taking major steps to improve women’s rights in the kingdom. Just in the past ten […]
August 17, 2017

Lebanon abolishes ‘marry your rapist’ law, joining other Arab states – Reuters

Lebanon on Wednesday joined other Arab nations in abolishing a law that lets rapists escape punishment if they […]
August 17, 2017

Seasonal employment, child marriage make women vulnerable to trafficking – Deccan Herald

Seasonal employment, child marriage and school drop out rate are among the reasons making women and girls vulnerable […]
August 17, 2017

How to prevent child marriages? – The Express Tribune

The term ‘child marriage’ is used to describe a legal or customary union between two people, of whom […]
August 17, 2017

Women’s Oppression: Across the Globe – Atypical Female

Disclaimer: this post contains information that may be concerning to those sensitive to the topics of genital mutilation. […]
August 16, 2017

How Ending Child Marriage Can Benefit Girls and Economies

I was quite alarmed by new research on the economic impacts of child marriage released a few weeks ago in […]
August 16, 2017

We Need To Talk About Child Marriage – Forward

As I have every August in recent years, I am busy preparing my children to return to school. […]
August 15, 2017

Senate bill would ban marriage by minors – Florida Politics

As expected, legislation was filed Monday in the Florida Senate to ban minors from getting married. The bill […]
August 15, 2017

On Radical Islam, Trump Has Lost His Focus – Wall Street Journal

An Op-Ed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Published Aug. 10, 2017 Candidate Donald Trump vowed to take a fresh approach […]
August 10, 2017

Woman who fears daughter faces FGM gets deportation reprieve – The Guardian

Theresa May has intervened to halt the deportation of a woman who claimed that her three-year-old daughter would face […]
August 10, 2017

For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season” – UNFPA

Asha Ali Ibrahim, 41, has been performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls in Diaami, Hargeisa and other […]