Art takes the cake
An African rights body has called on a Swedish minister to resign over her role in an art event that highlighted female genital mutilation and racism.
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Circumcisions haunt Kenya's Maasai females
Some of the Kenya's Maasai young women are running away from of the age-old custom of circumcision, now frayed by health risks and new laws.
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Afghanistan is most dangerous country for women
Violence, dismal healthcare and brutal poverty make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country for women.
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Africa shows signs of winning war against genital mutilation
The first report into a UN project has shown remarkable success rates with more than 6 000 villages abandoning female genital mutilation.
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Female genital mutilation practice still common in Egypt
Abdul Rahman is trying to change 2 000 years of tradition to end the practice of female genital mutilation in Egypt.
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Female genital mutilation banned in Uganda
Female genital mutilation has been banned by leaders of the only Ugandan tribe that carries out the practice.
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