Art takes the cake

Art takes the cake

20 Apr 2012 00:00 - Luke Harding
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.

Circumcisions haunt Kenya's Maasai females

05 Oct 2011 13:32 - Otto Bakano
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.

Afghanistan is most dangerous country for women

15 Jun 2011 07:59 - Lisa Anderson
Violence, dismal healthcare and brutal poverty make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country for women.

Female genital mutilation practice still common in Egypt

18 Nov 2010 10:15 - Aya Batrawy
Abdul Rahman is trying to change 2 000 years of tradition to end the practice of female genital mutilation in Egypt.