genital mutilation
Americannoun
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Halfway through college, Russell spent two months in Tanzania assisting a nonprofit that taught female genital mutilation survivors how to make clothes to support themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
The Gambia's Supreme Court began hearing a case this week brought by religious traditionalists who are hoping to topple the country's poorly enforced ban on female genital mutilation.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
Speaking about the medicalization of female genital mutilation, Pallitto clarified, “When we talk about medicalization it's not necessarily that it's done by a doctor.”
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024
As the huge task of ending female genital mutilation enters another year, a survivor and a detective explain how they became dedicated to the cause - and said grassroots activism is vital.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2023
Pope Francis said on Sunday the fight for women's rights was a "continuous struggle", and condemned male chauvinism as deadly for humanity and female genital mutilation as a crime that must be stopped.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2022
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