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 […]
June 26, 2018

Sudan commutes death sentence for teen who killed rapist husband – CNN

A Sudanese court has commuted the death sentence for teenager Noura Hussein, who killed her husband after he […]
June 26, 2018

Noura in her own words: Teen who killed rapist husband shares her story – CNN

Sudanese teenager Noura Hussein, who is on death row for killing her 35-year-old husband, in a case that […]
June 25, 2018

New Jersey law gives momentum to U.S. efforts to ban child marriage – Reuters

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – New Jersey gave child advocates a boost on Friday as it became […]
June 22, 2018

Can Heterodoxy Save the Academy? – Quillette

“When we decided to do a conference, we weren’t sure if we would get 25 people in the […]
June 21, 2018

Texas must eliminate this troubling loophole in its child marriage law – Dallas News

Dr. Trevicia Williams is a Texas child bride survivor. Her mom picked her up from ninth grade and […]
June 19, 2018

Grave consequences – EurekAlert!

FGM has been officially recognised as a human rights violation by the United Nations since 1992. Still, efforts […]
June 13, 2018

Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 3: The Body and the Brain – Sahiyo

This article is Part 3 of a seven-part series on trauma related to Female Genital Cutting. Joanna is a […]
June 12, 2018

Mother convicted in landmark British case over forced marriage – USA Today

The image above is a stock photo, not a photo of the girl in the story. LONDON — […]
June 8, 2018

New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill Banning Child Marriages – The Observer

The state Assembly gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that would make New Jersey the second […]
June 7, 2018

An American 13-Year-Old, Pregnant and Married to Her Rapist – The New York Times

The image above is a stock photo, not a photo of the girl in the story. Dawn Tyree […]
June 1, 2018

More Than Half the World’s Children Are at Risk of Poverty, Conflict, and Gender Bias, Report Says – Time Magazine

June 1st is International Children’s Day and we are choosing to celebrate by remembering by 2030 it is […]
May 29, 2018

New Jersey Assembly Shelves Vote on Banning Child Marriages – The Observer

The Assembly shelved a vote Thursday on a bill that would make New Jersey the second state in […]
May 21, 2018

FGM Shouldn’t Have a Place in the U.S. — or Anywhere – National Review

The AHA Foundation, led by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, just released a report, “Why We Hesitate to Protect Girls […]
May 21, 2018

Muslims, Islamists, Jihadis: What’s the Difference? Critical Thinking Fellowship Event

Tomorrow May 22, 2018 our Critical Thinking Fellowship will be hosting and event on Stanford’s campus! “Muslims, Islamists, […]
May 21, 2018

Female Genital Mutilation Report – Media Release

MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – Monday, May 21st 2018 New report shows which states are worst performers […]