June 26, 2017

Ayaan’s op-ed in The New York Times, Michigan legislature is moving forward to criminalize FGM, a high school student inspired to take action against child marriage and more…

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Asra Q. Nomani, a co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement, and I testified last week […]
June 23, 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Q. Nomani Respond to Readers – The New York Times

Last week, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Q. Nomani testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and […]
June 23, 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali testifies at hearing on violent extremism – Fox News

Activist appears before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Watch the video here: http://video.foxnews.com/v/5481301992001/?#sp=show-clips
June 22, 2017

U.S. Campuses Harbor Censorship, Obstruct Free Speech in Battle of Ideas

Zouhair giving a speech at his university. By Zouhair Mazouz, Director of Campus Initiatives at the AHA Foundation […]
June 22, 2017

Female Genital Cutting Case in Michigan Urges State Legislators to Enact Anti-FGM Law

By Amanda Parker, Senior Director of the AHA Foundation The AHA Foundation has successfully worked with many states […]
June 22, 2017

Shocked About Child Marriage in Massachusetts, High School Student Takes Action to Help Stop the Abuse

In Massachusetts between 2010 and 2014 almost 200 children, mostly girls were married, some as young as 15. […]
June 22, 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Q. Nomani: Kamala Harris Was Silenced. Then She Silenced Us. – The New York Times

Last week, Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, made headlines when Republican senators interrupted her at a […]
June 21, 2017

Cuomo Signs Bill Doing Away With Child Marriage In New York State – CBS New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed legislation putting an end to child marriage in New York. The legislation […]
June 21, 2017

Michigan Legislature Approves Anti-Genital Mutilation Bills – USNews

Doctors and parents involved in female genital mutilation could go to prison for up to 15 years under […]
June 20, 2017

What One Senate Hearing Taught Me About Discussing Islam in America – Huffington Post

“Mrs. Hirsi Ali, do you still think Islam is a death cult?” shouted a man wearing what looked […]
June 19, 2017

Texas Just Banned Child Marriage – Huffington Post

Texas passed a law to make marriage under age 18 illegal. On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed […]
June 16, 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Nomani Testify, Understanding the Tools, Tactics, and Techniques of Violent Extremism for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

Bringing Awareness to Tools, Tactics, and Techniques of Violent Extremism AHA Foundation Founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali testified in […]
June 16, 2017

Female Genital Mutilation As a First Amendment Right? Five Lawyers Weigh In – Glamour

A Michigan doctor was arrested in April for allegedly performing female genital mutilation on two seven-year-old girls who […]
June 16, 2017

Snyder to consider outlawing female genital mutilation – The Detroit News

Female genital mutilation would be a 15-year state felony under a legislative package on its way to Gov. […]
June 16, 2017

Child Marriage Happens In The U.S., Too — This Girl Scout Is Trying To Change That – Refinery29

Child marriage is often thought of as a problem that impacts the lives of teen girls in places […]
June 15, 2017

Maine House Narrowly Rejects Bill to Create Crime of ‘Female Genital Mutilation’ – The Press Herald

House lawmakers voted narrowly on Tuesday to create an education and outreach program aimed at stopping “female genital […]
June 15, 2017

4th Person Charged in Detroit Genital Mutilation Case – CNN

A Detroit-area wife and mother accused of being involved in a federal female genital mutilation case was arrested […]
June 14, 2017

AHA Foundation Featured on The Tipping Point Discussing Female Genital Mutilation

AHA Foundation’s Senior Director, Amanda Parker, was featured on the show Tipping Point to discuss the Virginia Imam […]
June 14, 2017

Michigan Case Adds U.S. Dimension to Debate on Genital Mutilation – The New York Times

As more details emerge about the first-ever charges of female genital mutilation in the United States, the case […]
June 13, 2017

A Promise To Her Newborn Daughter: No More Female Genital Mutilation – NPR

Jaha Dukureh, now 27, was only one week old when the incident that came to define her life’s […]