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Dr. Phil Excoriates Ilhan Omar, Calls Her Bashing of America ‘Absolutely Disgusting’

Oprah Winfrey · United States

Dr. Phil Excoriates Ilhan Omar, Calls Her Bashing of America ‘Absolutely Disgusting’

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The TV personality suggested the Democratic congresswoman return to Somalia if she dislikes the US so much.See the Story

FGM Rate Among Egyptian Teenage Girls Drops to 37%, Says Social Solidarity Minister

Middle East · Egypt

FGM Rate Among Egyptian Teenage Girls Drops to 37%, Says Social Solidarity Minister

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The percentage of Egyptian girls aged 15 to 17 who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) dropped to 37 percent in 2021, down from 61 percent in 2014, according to Minister of Social Solidarity Maya Morsy on 19, June. The figures, announced during the 10th meeting of the National Committee on Female Genital Mutilation, reflect a significant shift in both public awareness and policy efforts. Morsy added that public support among women fo…Read Article

Report: Netherlands fails to protect women from forced marriage, genital mutilation

Genital Mutilation · Netherlands

Report: Netherlands fails to protect women from forced marriage, genital mutilation

The Netherlands is failing to prevent forced marriages, abandonment abroad, and female genital mutilation, putting hundreds to thousands—mostly girls and women—at serious risk each year.See the Story

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Dr. Phil Excoriates Ilhan Omar, Calls Her Bashing of America ‘Absolutely Disgusting’

Afar and Central Ethiopia: First Open Complaints Forum on Female Genital Mutilation - Ethiopian Human Rights Commission

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is organizing a public hearing or open complaint forum on the issue of female genital mutilation in the Afar and Central Ethiopian regions on June 18 and 19, 2017.Genital Mutilation · Afar Read Article

Connecticut misses clear opportunity to ban FGM/C within its state: We’re still advocating

3rd July 2025 Connecticut misses clear opportunity to ban FGM/C within its state: We’re still advocating 5 min read End female genital mutilation United States Despite years of advocacy and support from survivors, community leaders, and civil society organizations, the Connecticut Senate failed to raise Senate Bill 1438 for a vote before the 2025 legislative session ended. We are deeply disappointed. Connecticut remains one of just two New E…Genital Mutilation · Hartford Read Article

FGM: Too many lives still lost to rite without medical purpose

Focused inquiry on the history and origin of female genital mutilation (FGM) yields almost nothing. There is no solid reason FGM was introduced and continues to be practised today. All efforts to justify this as a cultural, religious, scientific, medical, or social practice are not only laughable but must be discouraged ethically, morally, legally, and […]Female Genital Mutilation Read Article

Review: STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey - Brixton House - southlondon.co.uk

An intimate tale of loss and discovery, isolation and connection In search of the selfhood and pleasure stolen from her, Stars: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey, follows Mrs (Debra Michaels) on a journey of empowerment. Essentially a one-woman show – except for the brief narration and occasional appearance from her DJ son, Michael Manners (Bradley Charles) – Stars is an unashamedly bold spotlighting of voices that have long been silenced, writes Me…Female Genital Mutilation · London See the Story

Animation Consultant At Options Consultancy Services

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Introduction The Transformational Power of Language’ is a growing focus within our work to reframe the narrative and language used to describe and position FGM. Typically, FGM has been described and understood as a ‘cultural practice’ a tradition, or a ‘norm’ – language which can serve to excuse or defend it and can alienate survivors by minimising its seriousness. We aim to shift the narrative to describe FGM as a form of violence and abuse aga…Female Genital Mutilation · Sierra Leone See the Story

From Burkina to Belgium, fighting women's corner from benches of hard-right

When Assita Kanko was 10 years old, she pictured herself as president of her native Burkina Faso — with a mission to stamp out female genital mutilation, and further women’s rights. As it turned out, she sits as a Belgian lawmaker in the ranks of the hard-right in the European Parliament, and says that suits her just fine. The 44-year-old says she feels at home among the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) — one of three groups in the as…Female Genital Mutilation · Burkina Faso Read Article

Africa: 'We Are Women Like You' - UN Honours Peacekeepers for Work in Gender Empowerment

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In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan where she was deployed as a military gender advocate with the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA).United Nations See the Story

Will Punish Child Marriage as Human Trafficking

Forced marriage, honor violence, female genital mutilation and children left behind abroad. The government will present a number of measures against negative social control on Monday.Travel · Norway See the Story

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