Julia Lalla-Maharajh

A cold, slushy London could not be further from an African village, but today is the day that the link is firmly made between the two, on behalf of the women and girls across the globe affected by female genital cutting (FGC).

Three years ago, in the Ethiopian village...

There are many challenges and opportunities in our work towards ending female genital cutting around the world within the next generation.

One of the challenges is working with a deeply entrenched social norm that has been practiced for centuries. Over time, female genital cutting has become attached to...

I'm here in Dakar, Senegal. It's a long way from London, Davos and Ethiopia. I'm seeing different things, learning so much and marvelling constantly at the changes that are happening here on the ground and in communities.

As a "passionate advocate" to end female genital cutting, my story is a...

So the regional meeting of the World Economic Forum has a completely different feel to Davos. One would hope so. No snow boots, fewer world leaders, less glitz, less glamour. The bell that calls us all back into session though, I note, is the Davos cow bell.

As different...

In La Grange, Georgia, a 35-year old mother has been arrested and is being held on charges of female genital mutilation. It was simply a matter of time. A senior director of the campaign group Avaaz once asked me to make the case for them to take up...

I was in Davos last week, at the World Economic Forum. I had won a competition on YouTube and was sent there to talk about the importance of ending female genital mutilation. Along the way, I met the expected good and the great. But I was more than pleasantly surprised...