Jaha Dukureh was only one week old when she was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM. As her home country, The Gambia, rejects a bill to overturn its nine-year ban on FGM, Jaha talks about ...
Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It's practiced in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts ...
As The Gambia’s Supreme Court prepares to rule on the FGM ban, mothers fear the law could be weakened.
At a market in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, a community theater group uses performance to help raise awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM). A day to join a global movement to protect ...
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 ...