Female Genital Mutilation

A dictator’s unexpected legacy

Article Momodou L. Jaiteh & Bhekisisa Team - 11 Apr 2019

Having banned female genital cutting, his ousting may have been good for democracy but bad for women’s bodies.

When police crashed her wedding, she was 8. Her soon-to-be husband was 67.

Article bogdan TagDiv - 24 Jan 2019

Across the continent, women are helping to reimagine a sacred rite of passage in an effort to honour their cultures and spare their bodies.

Schoolgirls in this country face compulsory tests for pregnancy, genital mutilation

Article Rebecca Ratcliffe - 10 Jan 2019

Girls in Kenya’s Narok County will also be made to reveal the identities of babies’ fathers.

Uncut, unwed and cast out, but a better life awaited

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Jun 2016

In rural Kenya, a group of strong-willed women is giving traumatised young runaways a second chance at life.

Ghana’s formidable ‘queen mothers’ rise up

Africa Staff Reporter - 24 Feb 2016

Women chiefs are playing an increasingly important role in the country’s development, advocating for women's and children's rights.

Art takes the cake

Article bogdan TagDiv - 20 Apr 2012

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

Article Otto Bakano - 5 Oct 2011

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

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jun 2011

Violence, dismal healthcare and brutal poverty make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country for women.

Female genital mutilation practice still common in Egypt

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 18 Nov 2010

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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IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

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IT Web - 14 Jan 2020

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IT Web - 14 Jan 2020

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IT Web - 9 Jan 2020

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IT Web - 9 Jan 2020

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