The Gambia has announced it will ban female genital mutilation (FGM) after the Guardian launched a global campaign to end the practice. [+info]
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Handful of Ash
“Handful of Ash” is about Iraqi-Kurdish women and girls who are talking about their traumatic experiences with genital mutilation. In this documentary, we learn about the underlying beliefs and the serious consequences of this practice which, as the film proves,…
Under the Knife
Last month, Nigeria became the most recent African country to formally banfemale genital mutilation, a barbaric practice performed on 150 million girls across the world. The move was cheered around the globe, but the celebration was tinged with some reservation. Realistically,…
FGM is a form of torture, but the law alone cannot end it in this country
Yesterday was an historic day. It was the day that the first prosecution under the FGM Act 2003 was concluded, with the jury acquitting both defendants, a doctor for performing FGM and another man for inciting FGM. [+info]
Born a girl in the wrong place
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Khadija Gbla grew up in Sierra Leone. As a young girl, she was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). As a woman, she lives with…
Posted in Africa, Video Tagged with: Anti-FGM, Conference, FGM, Personal Experience, Sierra Leone, TedX
Mooladé
Moolaadé (“magical protection”) is a 2004 film by the Senegalese writer and director Ousmane Sembène. It addresses the subject of female genital mutilation, a common practice in a number of African countries, from Egypt to Nigeria. The film was a co-production between…
The Day I will never Forget
THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET is a gripping feature documentary that examines the practice of female genital mutilation in Kenya and the pioneering African women who are bravely reversing the tradition. Winner of the Amnesty International DOEN Award at IDFA and…
Iniciación sin mutilación
Posted in Africa, Video Tagged with: Anti-FGM, Campaign, FGM, Fundación Wassu, Gambia, Initiation, Knowledge Transfer, NGO, No Mutilation
Norró, a story of female genital mutilation
Synopsis: “My name is Norró and I am a 12-year-old Dassanetch girl. Not long ago they circumcised me and also my sister Nohode. It is a very ancient custom in my land. If we didn’t have it done, nobody would…
Posted in Africa, Video Tagged with: Dassanetch, Documentary, Ethiopia, FGM, Kenya, Rite of Passage, Sudan, Tradition
Tostan: Walking the Path of Unity
In early 2008, the community of Diégoune in the Casamance region of Southern Senegal made the collective decision to promote the health of their children and abandon the practice of female genital cutting (FGC). ‘Walking the Path of Unity’ was…
