February 20, 2017

Young women who were captives of Boko Haram speak: Nigeria

After conquering Bama, the second-largest town in Nigeria’s Borno state, a small group of fighters from the militant […]
February 9, 2017

Study: A New Strategy To Stop Female Genital Mutilation

Why does female genital mutilation (FGM) — a practice that the U.N. has classified as violence against women […]
February 9, 2017

Women must undergo female genital mutilation to curb male ‘sexual weakness’, Egyptian MP says

An Egyptian MP has said women must undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) to help curb male “sexual weakness”. […]
February 9, 2017

Trump’s Immigration Ban Was Clumsy But He’s Right About Radical Islam

I was a Muslim refugee once. I know what it’s like. I know what it’s like to gamble […]
February 9, 2017

The legal age you can get married around the world, mapped

Around the world, children are taken from their families and married off against their will, often at the […]
February 9, 2017

Experts hope Costa Rica child marriage ban curbs teen pregnancy

Costa Rica has raised the minimum age for marriage to 18 under a law that experts hope will […]
February 9, 2017

New Research on Child Marriage in 2016: What Did We Learn?

2016 was a big year for research on child marriage. New data and analysis emerged, building our understanding […]
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, […]