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April 7, 2022
“I took the risk of unchaining myself from the generational cycle of abuse the same day I was told by my uncle that the only way out of my marriage would be my death…” Aliya Abbas, child marriage survivor from the U.S., fought alone for her own freedom.
Published 4/7/2022 Aliya Abbas is a passionate and outspoken survivor of and advocate against child marriage in the
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April 1, 2022
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March 24, 2022
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British-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have arrived back in the UK after being detained in Iran
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March 14, 2022
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, imprisoned for ‘insulting Islam’, freed after 10 years – The Guardian
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after serving a 10-year sentence for advocating an
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March 1, 2022
“Girls have a right to thrive in the life they want for themselves. Not what someone else forcefully imprints on them.” Sasha K. Taylor Survived Child Marriage in the U.S. – Now She Fights Tirelessly to End It – Part 1
Published 03/02/2022 When team members from AHA Foundation spoke to Sasha K. Taylor, we were immediately moved by
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February 24, 2022
Free speech survey indicates shortcomings across Iowa universities – The Gazette
A quarter of students across Iowa’s public universities who responded to a free-speech survey in the fall disagreed
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February 24, 2022
Decline in FGM among Egypt’s young women recorded by UN – The National
The results of a UN survey conducted in Egypt in 2021 have shown a sharp decline in the
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February 22, 2022
“There is a very clear will to end FGM in the U.S., we just need the resources to finish it.” AHA Veteran Amanda Parker on 15 Years of the Fight Against FGM
Published 03/02/2022 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Ayaan Hirsi Ali founding AHA Foundation. Since the very
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February 22, 2022
Maryland: Come for the crab cakes, the boardwalk, a child bride – The Washington Post
Steamed crabs and a sail on the Chesapeake Bay have long been part of Maryland’s tourism campaigns. But
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February 10, 2022
Justice Department, ICE, and the FBI Recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – 7thSpace
The Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC), including the Justice Department’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions
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February 10, 2022
ANTI-FGM CAMPAIGNERS RALLY IN SOUTHWARK PARK – Southwark News
Anti-FGM campaigners rallied in Southwark Park on February 6 to raise awareness and protest against FGM. Female Genital
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February 10, 2022
This survivor of forced child marriage – Sasha Taylor – is trying to change laws to prevent others from the same fate – Fronteras
Sasha Taylor was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and raised in Arizona. One day, in the early 1990s, she
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February 10, 2022
Covid-19 blamed for rise in female ‘cut’ and early marriages – The Standard (Kenya)
The Covid-19 pandemic slowed down the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), leading to school dropouts and early marriages.
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February 8, 2022
Why we must protect women and girls from violent practices – World Economic Forum
Amira Ghouaibi, Project Lead for the World Economic Forum Women’s Health Initiative, reports on the dangers of female
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February 7, 2022
February 2022 Newsletter: our groundbreaking new initiative to help FGM survivors
Dear Friend, Today is a day very close to my heart: the International Day of Zero Tolerance for
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January 27, 2022
Lawyer Adijatu Kamara Discusses AHA’s New Legal Guides For FGM Survivors: “We hope that [they] will serve as an eye-opener to the practice of FGM in its basic form.”
Published 2/3/2022 A major part of our work at AHA Foundation is to end female genital mutilation (FGM)
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January 20, 2022
For the sake of a visa, I was forced into marriage in Arizona – at age 15 – The Washington Post
Sasha K. Taylor, a U.S. citizen raised in Arizona, had a normal childhood until her life was upended
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January 17, 2022
January 2022 Newsletter: Muslim reformer Raheel Raza challenges Islamist teachings; Join me at one of 4 campus webinars this month; AHA’s top 2021 blogs
Dear Friend, I hope you and your loved ones had a lovely holiday period and have started off
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January 17, 2022
December 2021 Newsletter: This holiday season, AHA Foundation soars to new heights with your support
Dear Friend, The past 18 months or so have been a whirlwind. Through it all, the team at
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January 17, 2022
November 2021 Newsletter: This Thanksgiving, I am grateful for freedom—and to all those who help spread it
Dear Friend, Being able to live a life free of abuse and oppression will always be one of
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