“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,…
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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
