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A t the age of 12, I experienced female genital mutilation (FGM). This is a generations-old practice in my community in rural western Kenya. It is believed to mark the transition from childhood to ...
Araweelo has supported efforts to call rename FGM to female genital cutting (FGC), as she feels the term "mutilation" or "mutilated" may have adverse effects on survivors of the practice and discourage them from seeking assistance. [4]
She shares her personal experience with FGM to open discourse on violence against women, sexual harassment, and sexism within traditional norms. [3] Her agenda is to create and expand a platform for other women to openly discuss, and politically fight against, female genital mutilation.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali [a] (Somali: Ayaan Xirsi Cali; born 13 November 1969) [1] is a Somalian-born Dutch-American writer, activist, conservative thinker and former politician. [2] [3] [4] She is a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self-determination of Muslim women, opposing forced marriage, honour killing, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. [5]
At 24, she learned how to read and write, and began writing her life story. Writing was an emotional outlet for her to help overcome her traumatic past. [2] To fight against excision and female genital mutilation, Khadidiatou Diallo founded the Groupe de femmes pour l'Abolition des Mutilations Sexuelles (GAMS) in 1996. [3]
Jaha Dukureh (born 1989 or 1990) [1] [2] is a Gambian women's right activist and anti-female genital mutilation campaigner. [1] Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in the Gambia when she was a little more than a week old. [2]
Hibo Wardere is a Somali-born campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM), author, and public speaker. Born in Somalia, she moved to London, England when just a teenager in 1989, as a refugee fleeing the Somali Civil War.
Gambia’s Islamic body in 2023 issued a fatwa, recommending the lifting of the ban of what they defined as “female circumcision,” as opposed to female genital mutilation or cutting.