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ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF: FEMINIST ICON OR FEMOCRAT?


Was Liberia's outgoing President Sirleaf really an international feminist icon or did she fail African women?... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 518

COLOMBIAN AUTHORITIES TO CLOSE UNIQUE ANIMAL REFUGE


Villa Lorena in Colombia's third city of Cali is a unique animal refuge... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 31

ROHINGYA CHILDREN RECALL HORROR OF LOSING PARENTS


Why does the dangerous and painful practice of female genital mutilation persist in so many countries across the world?... READ MORE

9th October, 2017 25

RACISM LABEL SHOULD NOT DETER BRITISH POLICE FROM FGM FIGHT, SAYS OFFICER


The police and border officials have been running Operation Limelight for the past four years... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 477

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DETROIT DOCTOR JUMANA NAGARWALA FACES LIFE IN JAIL


Female genital mutilation constitutes a particularly brutal form of violence against women and girls... READ MORE

14th April, 2017 17501

EGYPT TAKES AIM AT FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


Mona Mohamed was 10 years old when she underwent what's also known as a female circumcision on a hot summer day in her village in Upper Egypt... READ MORE

8th November, 2015 8082

MORE GIRLS AT RISK OF GENITAL MUTILATION IN GERMANY


In 2016, some 280,000 migrants arrived in Germany, many fleeing war and conflict in the Middle East and Africa... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 3575

'INFORMED & PERSONAL CHOICE': DANISH DOCTORS RISE AGAINST CHILD CIRCUMCISION


'Informed personal choice' Danish doctors rise against child circumcision -- RT News... READ MORE

8th December, 2016 3003

FGM: IMAGES OF FEMALE CIRCUMCISION CEREMONY SHOW DISTRESSING REALITY OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


Photos of young Kenyan girls being circumcised in a tribal ceremony highlight the stark reality faced by those who experience female genital mutilation FGM ... READ MORE

16th November, 2014 2990

EGYPTIAN LAWMAKER SAYS WOMEN SHOULD PROVE THEY ARE VIRGINS TO GO TO COLLEGE


It was the latest controversial statement by Egyptian lawmaker Elhamy Agina, and sparked furor on social media... READ MORE

1st October, 2016 2638

EGYPT FGM TRIAL 'CONVICTS DOCTOR OF MANSLAUGHTER'


Opponents of FGM were dismayed when Raslan Fadl was acquitted in November of charges relating to the death of 13-year-old Suhair al-Bataa... READ MORE

26th January, 2015 2536

WOMAN CHALLENGES TRADITION IN HER KENYAN VILLAGE


Kakenya Ntaiya is inspiring change in her native Kenyan village after opening its first primary school for girls... READ MORE

18th February, 2016 2314

CALL THE MIDWIFE TACKLES FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN LATEST STORYLINE


This Sunday's episode of Call The Midwife BBC1 8pm will chart new territory as the sisters of Nonnatus House tackle female genital mutilation in 1960's Poplar... READ MORE

24th February, 2017 1852

13,000 GIRLS IN GERMANY AT RISK OF GENITAL MUTILATION FOLLOWING REFUGEE INFLUX, REPORT WARNS


The continuous influx of refugees from northern Africa has overwhelmed a country where female genital mutilation has so far been only a minor concern... READ MORE

19th July, 2017 1819

DOCTOR FOUND NOT GUILTY OF PERFORMING FGM


Dhanuson Dharmasena was cleared of performing the illegal procedure on a woman in a London hospital... READ MORE

4th February, 2015 1754

MISSING DOG REUNITED WITH OWNER AFTER 50-MILE ADVENTURE


His owners made attempts to track him down via Facebook, and the dog was eventually rescued by wardens at a Waitrose car park in Newark, Nottinghamshire... READ MORE

17th January, 2017 1717

JUDGE BANS FATHER TAKING DAUGHTERS TO NIGERIA FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


Ceremonial robes worn during the cutting of external female genitals had been sent to her from the girls family in Nigeria the court heard... READ MORE

24th July, 2015 1716

TURNBULL FINALLY ACTING ON MY CITIZENSHIP TEST SUGGESTIONS


Some of the new citizenship test questions announced by Mr Turnbull on Wednesday will canvass issues such as domestic violence, female genital mutilation and child marriage... READ MORE

20th April, 2017 1617

LAW TO MAKE FGM REPORTING MANDATORY


'Emotional suffering' Crime Prevention Minister Lynne Featherstone said it would help prevent this appalling crime from happening ... READ MORE

12th February, 2015 1430

LONDON ASSEMBLY URGES MAYOR TO LEAD CAMPAIGN ON FGM


But the London Assembly report said many believed the emphasis should be on preventing FGM and supporting those at risk rather than pursuing prosecutions... READ MORE

25th April, 2017 1268

MICHIGAN DOCTOR AND WIFE CHARGED OVER ALLEGED ROLE IN PERFORMING FGM ON GIRLS


Farida Attar, the office manager at her husband's clinic, is also accused of assisting Nagarwala during the operations... READ MORE

23rd April, 2017 855

POLICE URGE RUDD TO BAN PRACTITIONER FROM UK


Anti-FGM campaigners from Sierra Leone have condemned Zorokong's appearance before the UN... READ MORE

20th September, 2016 685

'I CONVINCED MY SISTER NOT TO DO TYPE III FGM ON HER DAUGHTER'


Somaliland 'I convinced my sister not to do type III FGM on her daughter'... READ MORE

29th March, 2017 634

'WE GOT THIS': AFRICANS CALL ON WESTERN DONORS TO TRUST THEM ON FGM


More than 200 donors, policy makers and FGM experts joined senate minority leader Harry Reid at Washington DC summit... READ MORE

3rd December, 2016 551

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION THE SHOCKING NUMBERS


It is also estimated that since 2008, women with FGM have made up about 1.5 per cent of all women giving birth in England and Wales each year... READ MORE

8th November, 2015 532

RUSSIA ORDERS INQUIRY INTO CLAIMS OF FGM IN DAGESTAN


Dagestan has been the scene of clashes between Russian forces and Islamist insurgents since the 1990s and ethnic tensions run high... READ MORE

5th November, 2016 498

WARNING AS YOUNG GIRLS TRAVEL HERE FOR GENITAL MUTILATION


The HSE suspect young girls were trafficked into Ireland this summer from the UK to be the latest victims of Female Genital Mutilation FGM ... READ MORE

27th October, 2015 456

WOMAN WHO FEARS DAUGHTER FACES FGM GETS DEPORTATION REPRIEVE


Bardell appealed for May to intervene at prime minister's questions in the House of Commons earlier this month... READ MORE

15th July, 2017 305

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION 'IS A CRIME, IT'S CHILD ABUSE'


Organisations fighting the practice include one set up by Nimco Ali called Daughters of Eve... READ MORE

21st September, 2015 256

PRINCESS MARY MAKES HUMANITARIAN VISIT TO ETHIOPIA


Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was shaken up after confronting the harsh reality of female genital mutilation FGM on her humanitarian visit to Ethiopia on Tuesday... READ MORE

17th February, 2015 221

KENYAN GIRLS INVENT FGM APP, HEAD TO GOOGLE HQ FOR TECHNOVATION CONTEST


Kenya, nigeria s. africa biggest winners of google's africa tech training... READ MORE

29th July, 2017 191

EGYPT COURT DEALS BLOW TO FIGHT AGAINST GENITAL MUTILATION


In Egypt the most widely practiced version is the removal of the clitoris and labia minora... READ MORE

22nd November, 2014 151

VICTIMS OF FORCED MARRIAGE TO RECEIVE LIFELONG ANONYMITY


Victims of forced marriages in England and Wales are to be given anonymity for life under amendments to the policing and crime bill... READ MORE

7th June, 2016 123

GENITAL MUTILATION: MOTHER AND FORMER MIDWIFE UNREMORSEFUL OVER ACT ON GIRLS


Williams said female genital mutilation was repugnant to a civilised community, adding that the offenders had not shown any remorse... READ MORE

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