February 9, 2017

Refugee Brides: What should Germany do about its child marriage problem?

Germany is on the frontline of controversial debate that has put European governments in a quandary – whether […]
February 9, 2017

Marrying Your Rapist in Malaysia

Survivors of rape often say they are left with devastating, sometimes lifelong, trauma. One woman who was sexually […]
February 9, 2017

Drought Threatens to Undo Mozambique’s Gender Equality Progress

Among the many countries in southern Africa suffering through the El Niño-induced drought, Mozambique is one of the […]
February 9, 2017

Va. Senate OKs Sen. Black’s bill to outlaw female circumcision

The Virginia Senate passed a bill Thursday that would make the practice of female genital mutilation a misdemeanor […]
February 9, 2017

Denmark bans marriage for under-18s after report suggests dozens of asylum seeking teens arriving with spouses

The Danish government has approved a bill that will prohibit people under the age of 18 from getting […]
February 9, 2017

Trinidad & Tobago Moves to End Child Marriage, Despite Religious Opposition

With the proclamation of The Children Act on May 18, 2015, Trinidad and Tobago raised the age of sexual […]
February 9, 2017

Protect girls from genital mutilation in Massachusetts

What you are about to read may disturb you. It is not against the law in Massachusetts for […]
February 2, 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaks on the Martha MacCallum Show

February 2, 2017

Afghan woman, 23, has ears cut off by jealous husband

A 23-year-old woman named Zarina from the northern province of Balkh in Afghanistan was reportedly in stable condition […]
February 2, 2017

The Conversation on BBC – Forced Marriage

Two women who’ve escaped forced marriage and now fight for the rights of other victims talk to Maryam […]
January 27, 2017

Former Pakistani child bride shares story with students

Pakistani-American Naila Amin, 27, of Baldwin, stood in front of Mepham High School’s Leadership and Voices of the […]
January 25, 2017

Most popular blogs of 2016, an interview with survivor of a kidnapping and honor violence Qadar Issa, Ayaan speaks at the MPSF Speaker Series in California, and more…

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, Happy New Year from all of us here at the AHA Foundation! As we transition […]
January 19, 2017

CPS ‘afraid to tackle honour crimes for fear of causing unrest in Asian communities’

The Crown Prosecution Service is failing to prosecute honour crimes for fear of causing “unrest” in Asian communities, […]
January 19, 2017

Metropolitan Police accuses honour crimes whistleblower of gross misconduct

A Scotland Yard whistleblower who claimed the Crown Prosecution Service is failing Asian female victims of honour crimes has […]
January 19, 2017

Call the Midwife confronts female genital mutilation in new series

Call The Midwife is to tackle the controversial issue of female genital mutilation, with a storyline set among the […]
January 13, 2017

Women’s Rights Are a National Security Issue

The Trump transition team asked the State Department last week to submit details of programs and jobs that […]
January 6, 2017

Afghan returnee girls at risk of early marriage: report

Children of Afghan families returning from Pakistan, who do not go to school and have no access to […]
January 6, 2017

Drought forcing schoolgirls into marriage

DROUGHT is forcing Mozambican girls out of school and into forced marriages. School drop-outs in vulnerable provinces have […]
January 6, 2017

Syrian girls flee war only to become mothers in Jordan camp

In a crowded maternity clinic at a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border, Elhem cradled her […]
January 6, 2017

Government defends foreign aid over report ‘Ethiopia’s Spice Girls’ receiving £5.2m to develop media platform

Overseas aid provides good value for money, the Government has insisted, after it was reported that an Ethiopian […]