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 […]
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

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

Ideology and Terror: Understanding the Tools, Tactics, and Techniques of Violent Extremism

AHA Foundation Founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and […]
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 […]