December 16, 2015

Ayaan Receives 2015 Lantos Human Rights Prize

Lantos Prize Recipient Ayaan Hirsi Ali, advocate against child marriage, FGM, and honor violence, speaks at the Lantos […]
November 30, 2015

Gambia’s President Bans FGM

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, effective immediately. The campaign to […]
November 12, 2015

Conviction in First Australian FGM Trial

At the first FGM trial in Australia, a mother, midwife and a sheikh were found guilty. All three were […]
October 31, 2015

Gloria Steinem on Women’s Rights

Gloria Steinem is on Fresh Air discussing issues of women’s rights. According to Steinem, one of the most important […]
September 24, 2015

One Year Later: AHA Foundation’s Executive Director Reflects on Her Experience of Fighting to End Honor Violence

by AHA Foundation Executive Director It has been more than a year since I took over as Executive […]
September 24, 2015

Taking Your Voices to Capitol Hill to End Honor Violence

There is no honor in honor violence. It is criminal. Even so, in this land of the free […]
August 19, 2015

Hundreds of Supporters, a Two-Day Conference and One Goal

Amanda Parker, AHA Foundation Senior Director, discusses IVAWA with staffers on Capital Hill. By Amanda Parker, AHA Foundation […]
July 26, 2015

President Obama Speaks Out on Women’s Rights in Kenya

During President Obama’s visit to Kenya, he delivered a speech condemning traditions that treat women as second-class citizens […]
July 22, 2015

More than 500,000 US Women and Girls at Risk for FGM

ABC News speaks with *Sarah, a victim of “vacation cutting” where a girl is taken overseas for the […]
June 17, 2015

New York State Legislation on FGM

New York State Assembly Member Amy Paulin passed legislation through the New York State Assembly and Senate regarding […]
June 16, 2015

Women Forced to Undergo FGM Find Strength to Break the Silence

Ayaan When Ayaan Hirsi Ali, founder of the AHA Foundation, underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) in her native […]
May 26, 2015

Google Executive Chairman Joins Fight Against Honor Killings

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt joins Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the AHA Foundation in the fight against honor […]
May 22, 2015

Raising Awareness About Female Genital Mutilation in the United States

To the extent that female genital mutilation makes the news, most of the attention is not focused on […]
May 20, 2015

Vacation Cutting Season, “Heretic” in Europe and Canada, Empowering Essay Quotes and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, I would like to use this issue of our newsletter to provide an update […]
May 20, 2015

Vacation Cutting: An Illegal Practice Still Running Rampant

Summer is the season of vacation cutting. Many girls living in the US will be taken to countries […]
May 19, 2015

Billboard Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation in Britain

Two survivors of female genital mutilation—Aissa Edon and Hoda Ali—along with two students—Mabel Evans and Kain Egan—decided to […]
May 4, 2015

Honor Killings in America – Ayaan Hirsi Ali in ‘The Atlantic’

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, gets it. “I don’t see,” he told me this week, “how […]
April 16, 2015

“My Story” by Knackered

**This blog was submitted to the AHA Foundation as part of an “I Am Inspired by Ayaan” Call […]
March 31, 2015

Ayaan Hirsi Ali in Conversation with Diane Rehm

Ayaan discusses Islam, extremism, and the role of women on the Diane Rehm Show. They discuss her story, […]
March 24, 2015

Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now

From Ayaan’s Desktop   I have dedicated my life to speaking out when my conscience guides me to […]