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Dancing to End Female Genital Cutting

Julia Lalla-Maharajh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julia Lalla-Maharajh, Davos, Orchid Project, World Social Forum, Human Rights, Africa, Dakar, Communities, Fgc, Gambia, Molly Melching, Female Genital Cutting, Senegal, Tostan, Bill Clinton, Unicef, Cultural Differences, Impact News
Julia Lalla-Maharajh

Communities are changing, shifting, abandoning. The very people who have perpetuated the practice of female genital cutting for centuries are choosing to change.

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A Report From "Women in the World: Stories and Solutions" Summit - Part 2

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Valerie Jarrett, Anchee Min, Ashoka, Fgm, Edna Adan Ismail, Gloria Steinem, Christine Lagarde, Maria Otero, Equality Now, Zainab Salbi, Lesley Stahl, Diane Sawyer, Campbell Brown, Women for Women International, Lauren Zalaznick, Jacqueline Novogratz, Cherie Blair, Female Genital Mutilation, Nora Ephron, Dambissa Moyo, Queen Rania of Jordan, Katie Couric, Kakenya Ntaiya, Ann Livermore, The Daily Beast, Kenya, Tostan, World News
Marcia G. Yerman

Gloria Steinem has stressed the importance of women sharing their personal stories as a way to add their voices to the human record. This was the strength of The Daily Beast's three-day event.

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Female Genital Mutilation in Georgia, USA

Julia Lalla-Maharajh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Avaaz, Human Rights, Unicef, Female Genital Mutilation, Fgm, Senegal, Tostan, Female Genital Cutting, Molly Melching, Politics News
Julia Lalla-Maharajh

We can and we should be doing more. Female genital mutilation is one of the least researched, least resourced, least talked about issues that the world faces today.

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A Powerful New Opportunity to End Female Genital Cutting in Senegal

Molly Melching | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Female Genital Mutilation National Action Plan, Female Reproductive Rights, Female Genital Mutilation, Fgc, Senegal, Senegal Female Genital Mutiliation, Female Rights, Tostan, Impact News
Molly Melching

This movement is an example of how lasting social change can occur through the leadership of informed grassroots activists: mothers and fathers, youth, and traditional and religious leaders.

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