May 25, 2018

The anti-woman violence feminists are afraid to confront – published in the New York Post

In her article in the New York Post AHA Foundation’s founder, Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls on the women’s […]
May 21, 2018

FGM Shouldn’t Have a Place in the U.S. — or Anywhere – National Review

The AHA Foundation, led by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, just released a report, “Why We Hesitate to Protect Girls […]
May 21, 2018

Female Genital Mutilation Report – Media Release

MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – Monday, May 21st 2018 New report shows which states are worst performers […]
May 18, 2018

Why A “Ritual Nick” Is a Smoke Screen for Female Genital Mutilation

At the AHA Foundation we emphasize the need for a zero tolerance approach to ending FGM. There is […]
May 9, 2018

Edmonton film festival to screen North American premiere of FGM documentary – The Edmonton Star

EDMONTON—As 12-year-old Rosie Makore runs across the northern Tanzania Serengeti, she is risking her life and taking a […]
May 7, 2018

British Children Learn the ABCs of FGM to Help End Harmful Practice – VOA News

LONDON —  As teacher Tanya Mathiason flicked through a slideshow to display diagrams of male and female genitalia […]
February 8, 2018

68 Million Girls May Face Female Genital Mutilation by 2030, U.N. Chief Warns – TIME

(UNITED NATIONS) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that without accelerated action 68 million girls could be […]
February 6, 2018

International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM Media Release

MEDIA RELEASE TIME’S UP ON POLITICAL STALEMATE AROUND FGM IN MAINE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE […]
February 6, 2018

Global event calling for end to FGM to start here – Independent

A worldwide social media campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM) is being launched in Dublin tomorrow with the […]
January 22, 2018

Pennsylvania HB 413 Media Release

MEDIA RELEASE PUSH TO OUTLAW FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN PENNSYLVANIA For immediate release: Monday 22 January 2018 Pennsylvania […]
January 15, 2018

New Hampshire HB 1739 Media Release

MEDIA ALERT: FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION & CHILD MARRIAGE EXPERT SPEAKING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WEEK AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW […]
December 26, 2017

Couple accused of genital mutilation of their daughter at Dublin home to face trial – Independent

A couple are to face trial accused of genital mutilation of their daughter at their home in Dublin. […]
December 26, 2017

This young Croydon man’s amazing work to stop violence against girls and women has earned him an award from the Queen – Croydon Advertiser

A young man who came to Croydon after fleeing Zimbabwe as a teenager is about to be given an […]
December 20, 2017

AHA Foundation 2017 Annual Report
Celebrating 10 Years of Life-Saving Work
and Revealing the Vision for the Next Ten Years

Ten years ago, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect women and girls from honor violence […]
December 11, 2017

Trapped in A Marriage with an Al-Qaeda Operative, Yasmine Fought Back for the Sake of Her Daughter

Yasmine Mohammed is an Arab-Canadian college instructor, activist, podcaster and writer. Yasmine shares her story of growing up […]
November 22, 2017

Activist and Survivor of FGM, F.A. Cole, Refuses to be Silent About the Night She was Mutilated

Originally published on November 17, 2018 Activist and Survivor of FGM, F.A. Cole, Refuses to be Silent About […]
November 21, 2017

Not Comfortable with How Female Genital Mutilation is Shown in Photos, A Swedish Photographer Applies a New Approach

Elisabeth Ubbe is an award-winning photojournalist who strives to highlight issues that are taboo to create conversation and […]
October 30, 2017

Representative Dave Trott Fights for Stronger Legislation Against Female Genital Mutilation, “I want to ensure our girls are safe”

The AHA Foundation was honored to sit down with Representative Dave Trott’s office last month to discuss the […]
October 11, 2017

Ohio may ban female genital mutilation for girls under 18 – Dayton Daily News

Ohio does not explicitly prohibit female genital mutilation — a practice that state Sen. Peggy Lehner, R-Kettering, wants […]
September 20, 2017

Update on the First Female Genital Mutilation Case in the U.S. – Trial Postponed as More Charged in Case

Theodore Levin Courthouse, Detroit, Michigan. Photo by: C Hanchey and can be found here. United States of America v. […]