Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)
Changing attitudes to FGM/C one family at a time How a local health barber gave up on FGM/C Minya, June 2006: “Promise me that you will write under my pictures that I stopped. I am not doing it any more and I want people to know”...read more Taking the campaign for FGM abandonment to the community The mud on Aliya’s hands is still a little damp and there are seeds in her hair...read moreFemale Genital Mutilation: How one mother came to reject an ancient tradition “The women came to my home early in the morning. They got hold of me and forced me to lie down. My hands and legs were held firmly and I could hardly move"...read more Battling the scourge of female genital mutilation in Egypt Awatef Ramadan's first harrowing glimpse of the practice known as female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) came at the age of six, when she was growing up in the southern Egyptian town of Manfalout...read more
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