July 20, 2016

An Interview With Hilary Burrage: How She’s Fighting to Stop FGM in the UK

Hilary Burrage, British sociologist and author, on the fight against FGM: We must never, for one moment, be […]
July 6, 2016

A Critical Step in the Fight Against FGM: Agreeing to Abolish All Forms of FGM

In the June 18 issue of “The Economist,” the magazine published two potentially harmful articles about female genital mutilation/cutting […]
June 16, 2016

Books for Your Summer Reading List from Advocates against Honor Violence

June 15, 2016

“I heard things I could not imagine”: a Kenyan Activist Reveals How He Became a Voice Against FGM

As female genital mutilation (FGM) continues to claim lives of women around the world, and at the onset […]
June 2, 2016

Death of Mayar Mohamed Mousa after FGM Operation

There has been a worldwide outcry against female genital mutilation (FGM) following the death of Mayar Mohamed Mousa […]
May 24, 2016

Five Myths About Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

  This month, we share with you five common misconceptions about FGM, and ways that you can help […]
May 16, 2016

WHO Issues Guidelines to Treat FGM Victims

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines to physically and mentally treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM). […]
May 6, 2016

Interview with FGM Survivor

“This American Life” features an interview with a FGM survivor, Mariya Karimjee. The interview chronicles Karimjee’s quest to find […]
April 22, 2016

Liberal Critiques of Ayaan Hirsi Ali

As a one of the world’s preeminent advocates for women and the head of a foundation dedicated to the […]
April 14, 2016

Nick Mwaluko, Author, Journalist, LGBTQ Advocate: “By screaming a little bit on the page, I’ve managed to stay alive”

This past month, the AHA Foundation had the honor of speaking with Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko, author, theatre-maker and […]
April 14, 2016

Your Voices, an Unyielding Movement

We are grateful that so many of our supporters initiated incredible momentum by signing and sharing our petition […]
February 29, 2016

Ayaan’s Bravery Inspires a Room Full of Lions

Once forced to contain her voice, Ayaan now speaks to girls suffering around the world: “You Can be […]
February 5, 2016

First Successful FGM Prosecution in Australia

Two women in Australia were convicted on charges of “khatna,” a procedure  involves cutting a girl’s clitoris in the presence […]
February 5, 2016

New Report Highlighting Worldwide Problem of FGM

UNICEF released a report highlighting the global problem of female genital mutilation (FGM). According to the report, at […]
January 14, 2016

Increase in Women at Risk of FGM in the United States

According to a recently released government study, more than a half a million girls are at risk of […]
January 12, 2016

Fight to End FGM in India

A group of women in India who were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in their youth are […]
December 31, 2015

Changing Attitude about FGM in the United Kingdom

2015 has proven to be a transformative year in terms of efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
December 21, 2015

2015 Annual Report

In 2007, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect US women and girls from honor violence […]
December 16, 2015

Successes You Made Possible

At the AHA Foundation, we often say that we work in one of the world’s most rewarding fields. […]
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 […]