July 13, 2017

Senator wants to change FL law on child marriage – 10 News

She was raped as a child. She was pregnant at age 10. She was forced to marry her […]
July 13, 2017

What You Should Know About Sen. Hill’s Child Marriage Bill – NBC

A bill zeroing in on marriages involving any California resident under the age of 18 is sparking debate at […]
July 13, 2017

ICE pilots FGM outreach program at JFK airport – ICE Newsroom

On June 27, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York Border Enforcement Security […]
July 13, 2017

Group from outside Maine urges lawmakers to outlaw female genital mutilation – WGME

A group from outside Maine is urging lawmakers to reconsider a bill that would add new state penalties […]
July 13, 2017

New MTV dramas in Egypt and India tackle female genital mutilation, sex work – Reuters

American cable television channel MTV is launching drama series in Egypt and in India with storylines on female […]
July 12, 2017

Female genital mutilation will get you up to 15 years in Michigan prison under new law – Fox News

Doctors, parents and others involved in female genital mutilation in Michigan will face up to 15 years in […]
July 10, 2017

Michigan Doctor in Female Genital Mutilation Case Seeks Release from Jail – WMUR

A Detroit-area doctor at the center of a female genital mutilation investigation is asking a judge to release […]
July 10, 2017

More than 200,000 children married in US over the last 15 years – The Independent

More than 200,000 children were married in the US over the past 15 years, new figures have revealed. Three 10-year-old girls and […]
July 7, 2017

Effort to bar child marriage in California runs into opposition – San Francisco Chronicle

A Bay Area legislator was shocked when he learned from a young constituent that while Californians cannot legally […]
July 7, 2017

In Fight Over Child Marriage Laws, States Resist Calls for a Total Ban – Frontline

As a girl growing up in California, Nicole handled pet snakes, bullfrogs and iguanas. She dreamed of becoming […]
July 5, 2017

NHS attended to 9,000 FGM cases in England last year, report reveals – The Guardian

More than 9,000 attendances to NHS services in England last year involved the identification or treatment of female genital mutilation, […]
July 5, 2017

‘To Change People’s Minds’ Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali sees a better way to fight terrorism – Stanford Magazine

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been called the best-known feminist intellectual ever to come out of Africa. In the West, […]
July 3, 2017

For years, African women scarred by female genital mutilation had no hope. A California doctor is changing that – LA Times

When she flew into Nairobi airport, Marci Bowers’ huge suitcase was crammed with sutures and medical instruments, everything […]
July 3, 2017

US states seek to end child marriage – Al Jazerra

In 1970 Sherry Johnson was 10 years old when she was first raped by a member of her […]
June 30, 2017

Maine Senate to vote on female genital mutilation bill – WGME

A bill that would specifically make female genital mutilation a crime in Maine is heading to a likely […]
June 30, 2017

I Was Forced Into Marriage at Age 14 – Good Housekeeping

On the morning of October 19, 1983, Trevicia Williams’ goal was to land the role of Annie in […]
June 30, 2017

More than 2,000 cases of FGM reported in UK in first quarter of 2017 – FIGO

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has reported that it saw 2,102 instances of female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
June 30, 2017

‘Child Abuse’: Maine Lawmaker Calls on Colleagues to Ban Female Genital Mutilation – CBN News

A Maine state representative is calling on her fellow lawmakers to make female genital mutilation a crime in […]
June 28, 2017

The Billion Dollar Cost Of Child Marriage – NPR

Advocates for ending child marriage are trying a new tactic: Show governments just how much the practice is […]
June 27, 2017

Female Genital Mutilation: American Muslim Physician Says Stop Defending the Abuse of Girls and Women – Gatestone Insitutue

Some of America’s most respected attorneys have been willing to earn the ire of their colleagues and critics […]