“I was thrown a big party before my cutting. I had my hair done and I was even given presents,” recalled Hoda Ali, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), who went on to cofound The Vavengers, ...

The number of women and girls at risk of FGM is rising in the U.S. — -- When “Sarah” first told her story, she did not want to show her face or give her real name. The American-born woman ...

Transgender women are at risk of female genital mutilation, the College of Policing has claimed. New policing guidelines issued by the taxpayer-funded quango state that trans women could be forced to ...

GANTA, Liberia - Community radio stations are a key way of raising awareness about sexual and gender-based violence, and how to prevent and report it. Meet Ruth Jeffrey and Emmanuel S. Woleh, two ...

LONDON, Feb 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) will take centuries to eradicate despite world leaders promising to end the practice by 2030, according to United Nations ...

Interviews and focus groups show that VSLAs are perceived as a real opportunity for economic empowerment for female genital mutilators and other women in the villages. Many explain that access to ...

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You might be shocked to learn one of the most brutal practices imaginable, the female genital mutilation (FGM) of little girls, is an Alaska problem. I was born into a world where FGM was not an ...

For Ronke Adekanmbi, a native of Ekiti State and a mother, the cyst from the female genital mutilation (FGM) makes her feel awkward if she has to undress.“On my genitals is what the doctors call a ...

The Gambia may become the first country in the world to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation. The small West African country banned the practice in 2015. But yesterday, Gambian lawmakers voted ...

The 43-year-old man and 33-year-old woman also pleaded not guilty to child cruelty on the same day. They were found guilty of the FGM charge in 2019 and it is this conviction that the couple wish to ...