AHA Foundation news on Female Genital Mutilation
June 16, 2017
Female genital mutilation would be a 15-year state felony under a legislative package on its way to Gov. […]
June 15, 2017
House lawmakers voted narrowly on Tuesday to create an education and outreach program aimed at stopping “female genital […]
June 15, 2017
A Detroit-area wife and mother accused of being involved in a federal female genital mutilation case was arrested […]
June 14, 2017
AHA Foundation’s Senior Director, Amanda Parker, was featured on the show Tipping Point to discuss the Virginia Imam […]
June 14, 2017
As more details emerge about the first-ever charges of female genital mutilation in the United States, the case […]
June 13, 2017
Jaha Dukureh, now 27, was only one week old when the incident that came to define her life’s […]
June 8, 2017
The Michigan House on Thursday approved bipartisan legislation that would create a new 15-year state felony for female […]
June 8, 2017
A Virginia imam has been placed on leave after advocating for the controversial practice of female genital mutilation. […]
June 8, 2017
As many as 100 girls may have had their genitalia mutilated during a 12-year conspiracy involving three Metro […]
June 6, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – Tuesday 6 June 2017 Virginian Imam should face prosecution for inciting criminal […]
June 6, 2017
A Virginia mosque has publicly condemned the words of its leading imam, highlighting lingering divisions among Muslim leaders […]
June 5, 2017
In February, federal investigators uncovered a Michigan-based network of doctors and others who practice female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
June 5, 2017
Queensland’s embattled child safety department returned two young girls to their parents despite a doctor finding they had […]
May 25, 2017
Natalie Robi was at university when she learned that female circumcision was actually female genital mutilation (FGM), a form […]
May 17, 2017
Last week, an Indian American doctor was arrested in Michigan, charged with performing female genital cutting on two […]