Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It’s practised in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts ...

Members of the Maasai community in a dialogue against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. Maasai women erupted with mocking heckles as a community elder, wrapped in a traditional red ...

She wasn’t sick. She wasn’t in danger. She was born a girl, and that was enough. In parts of the world today, being a girl still comes with one of the most brutal rites imaginable: Female genital ...

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