FGM
20 Mar
The UN hopes to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) by the end of the decade. But is Africa actually advancing toward zero tolerance against this violation, which affects an estimated 200 million females globally?
7 Dec
A woman who was forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) as a young child in her native Somalia has told FRANCE 24 how she managed to turn her life around and transform her horrific experience into a force for good. Shamsa Araweelo has received around 70 million views of her TikTok videos, in which she explains using rubber models exactly what FGM does to a woman.
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