July 24, 2017

Canada must get tougher about preventing FGM – The Star

Re: Ottawa hedges on committing to track ‘abhorrent’ FGM, July 18 Ottawa hedges on committing to track ‘abhorrent’ […]
July 24, 2017

Former Child Bride Is Pedaling Her Way To A Brighter Future – NPR

At 14, Jenipher Sanni married a man who already had a wife and kids. He yelled at her […]
July 21, 2017

Conservatives are increasingly hostile to higher ed. Who can blame them? – USA Today

The Pew Research Center has a new survey confirming that, as you’d expect, Republicans have little love for institutions such as media […]
July 21, 2017

How the media covers “honor killings” reveals a double standard against women of different religions – Mic

On Sunday, Israeli authorities arrested an Arab Christian father in Ramle — a central city in Israel — for allegedly […]
July 20, 2017

VIDEO: KELLY CARLSON ON MAINE FGM LEGISLATION – End FGM Today

Maine actress Kelly Carlson discusses why the Maine legislature must pass its anti-FGM legislation immediately. Watch the video […]
July 20, 2017

Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Most Recent Op-eds

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Q. Nomani: They Brushed off Kamala Harris. Then She Brushed Us Off. – […]
July 19, 2017

Attorney: Michigan genital mutilation case stretches to other states – USA Today

The genital mutilation investigation that has snared several people in Michigan has also stretched to other states. Federal agents […]
July 18, 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 […]
July 18, 2017

Egyptian Islamic preacher says Australia’s minority Muslims have a ‘mandatory duty’ to spread Islam to prevent ‘everyone becoming sinful’ – Daily Mail

An Islamic preacher from Egypt told a conference in Melbourne Muslims have a compulsory duty to spread Islam in any nation where […]
July 17, 2017

24 states have no laws against female genital mutilation. Here’s why that needs to change. – Mic

Under a series of new laws signed Tuesday, Michigan became the 26th state to place a criminal ban […]
July 16, 2017

200 Million Women and Girls Forced to Live With Female Genital Mutilation – Epoch Times

Don’t call Adama Lee Bah a victim. She is most definitely a survivor. Not only that, she is […]
July 13, 2017

Your Voice, Your Future Roundtable – “THE FGM CONTROVERSY” – WGME

An hour long discussion on Female Genital Mutilation. Panel: Imam Abdullah Dibba Shelby Quast, Director of Equality Now […]
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 […]