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In Mali, Grocer Wages War on FGM from His Closet

By Juliet S. Sorensen & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● June 2, 2015

This tireless fighter told a contingent of visitors that if we wanted to truly engage in the struggle, we must see FGM take place. Then he showed us a video on his computer.

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Liberian Journalist Threatened for FGM Coverage

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● December 26, 2012

Mae Azango has won international acclaim for her work, but faces ongoing criticism and death threats at home for challenging her own culture. If she were a white woman, she says, her work would not have hit such a nerve.

U.N. Gathering Spotlights Syria, Sexual Violence

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● September 22, 2012

Sexual violence in Syria and women’s global access to justice are expected to take highest priority as women’s advocates gather for the U.N. General Assembly. Also on the agenda: the unmet development goals for maternal health.

US May Save Moms’ Jobs; Wages Biased in 50 States

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● September 22, 2012

New Yorkers Walk to End Ritual Cutting of Girls

By Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● September 11, 2012

A 9-year-old girl in New York had her clitoris cut off with a razor without any anesthesia. Female genital mutilation is a big problem in this city. We’re shining a spotlight on the issue Sept. 15. Come out and hear from U.S. survivors.

Court Convicts Charles Taylor; FGM Prevalent in U.K.

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● April 28, 2012

Female genital mutilations have been performed on up to 100,000 women in the United Kingdom, with some medics offering to carry out the surgery on girls as young as 10, The Guardian reported April 22. Investigators from the Sunday Times filmed a doctor, dentist and alternative medicine practitioner all agreeing to carry out FGM, although it is illegal and carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years.