Lawmakers in Gambia are voting on a bill that would repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, something no country has ever done. The solar eclipse is set to fascinate millions across the U.S ...

The Gambia may become the first country in the world to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation. The small West African country banned the practice in 2015. But yesterday, Gambian lawmakers ...

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Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision or cutting, refers to procedures which intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It ...

What do we need to know and remember about female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt, if the new amendment enhancing criminalisation measures of the practice, now ratified, is to make positive change?

Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains a deeply entrenched practice in many parts of the world, despite efforts to eradicate it. In Egypt, where FGM has been illegal since 2008, the practice ...

Now aged 52, Valerie still lives with the emotional and physical trauma from female genital mutilation (FGM) and is determined to eradicate it. The mother-of-three helps FGM survivors in ...

A bill aimed at lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been tabled in The Gambia's parliament by an ...

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Valerie Lolomari is determined to help other victims of FGM after spending years living in shame. An independent MP tables a bill in parliament to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM).

A bill aimed at lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been tabled in The Gambia's parliament by an independent lawmaker. It was outlawed in the mainly Muslim nation in 2015 when ...