December 9, 2020

Sudan says it will stamp out child marriage and enforce ban on FGM – The Guardian

Sudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country’s ban on female genital mutilation […]
December 9, 2020

Irish-Somali activist Ifrah Ahmed on her FGM mission of hope – The Times

Last January, a married couple from Dublin were jailed for the genital mutilation of their infant daughter. The […]
December 3, 2020

Controversial ‘virginity tests’ sold by UK clinics – BBC

Women are being offered controversial “virginity tests” at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has […]
November 18, 2020

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Talks About Islamic Terrorism, Critical Race Theory and America on the Megyn Kelly Show

Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins Megyn Kelly’s podcast to talk about Islamic terrorism and recent attacks in France, the way […]
November 13, 2020

Philippines’ Senate approves bill declaring child marriage a crime – Manila Bulletin

The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill prohibiting and declaring child marriage as […]
November 13, 2020

Maharashtra, India: 214 child marriages stopped amid lockdown – The Free Press Journal

In a bid to end the harmful practice of child marriage across Maharashtra, the Women and Child Development […]
November 6, 2020

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Value of Tolerance and Freedom in Western Civilization – Watching America Dr. Alan Campbell

In this episode of Watching America, Dr. Alan Campbell speaks with Ayaan Hirsi Ali about America, religion, cancel […]
October 30, 2020

Philanthropy Roundtable: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Writes About Identity Politics and Its Relationship With Universities

Identity Politics is a pathogen that developed in the petri dishes of university campuses. It was cultured, matured, […]
October 28, 2020

The Uncommon Knowledge Podcast—Endowed By The Creator: Ayaan Hirsi Ali And Peter Berkowitz On Our Unalienable Rights

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, alongside other Hoover Institution Fellow Peter Berkowitz, joined Peter Robinson’s Uncommon Knowledge Podcast to discuss […]
October 23, 2020

Kenyan efforts to end FGM suffer blow with victims paraded in ‘open defiance’ – The Guardian

Kenya has seen a setback in its progress to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) after an open parade in […]
October 14, 2020

October Newsletter: Pandemic threatens historic FGM bill in the Senate; Philosophy Professor Peter Boghossian on how we can heal divides and stand up to cancel culture

In honor of International Day of the Girl Child this week, let’s ask ourselves this—are we doing enough […]
October 8, 2020

Simple Ways We Can Fight Cancel Culture and Defend Freedom of Speech in an Interview with Peter Boghossian

October 11, 2020 Cancel culture is threatening our freedoms. To help us better understand what we can do […]
October 6, 2020

‘So old he was losing his hair’: survivors urge MPs to end scandal of UK’s child brides – The Guardian

When Payzee Mahmod was married at 16 to a man nearly twice her age she didn’t understand the […]
October 6, 2020

Sydney woman tells why COVID-19 makes her worried for vulnerable girls – The New Daily

This is not the first time I’ve lived through a lockdown. For most of my teenage years I […]
October 1, 2020

Parliament committee approves citizen’s initiative on FGM Ban – News Now Finland

The cross-party Parliamentary Legal Committee has voted unanimously to approve a citizen’s initiative to ban female genital mutilation. […]
September 29, 2020

On the Cusp of the Victory – Fate of Federal FGM Ban is Now in the Hands of the Senate

We have hit a crucial time in our fight against female genital mutilation (FGM). On September 24, 2020, […]
September 11, 2020

How Ayaan Hirsi Ali Became a Staunch Defender of Freedom of Speech

For years, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been one of the most vocal defenders of free speech. As the […]
September 10, 2020

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Writes Op-Ed for WSJ: “What Islamists and ‘Wokeists’ Have in Common”

On the eve of 9/11, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, founder of AHA Foundation, wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street […]
September 10, 2020

‘We’re No. 28! And Dropping!’ – The New York Times

This should be a wake-up call: New data suggest that the United States is one of just a […]
September 10, 2020

United States Ambassador Bremer Reflects on Working to Improve Women’s Rights in Iraq Post 9/11

Like many other AHA Foundation supporters, Ambassador Bremer joined our cause after learning about the journey and work […]