It was in the morning, it had not dawn yet but the ship was set to leave. I have to leave with Michael, he promised he will be here. Hauwa! Someone called out in the dark, are you running away? My eyes shot out in the dark. Someone recognizes me, my heart beats faster than... Read More

May 25, 2017

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Meet Fahma Mohamed, one of the youngest people in the UK to receive a PHD aged 19

by Rachel Ogbu// Fahma Mohamed, 20, became one of the youngest people in the UK to receive the honorary doctorate degree in the UK last year, at only 19. Mohamed, who also has a law doctorate, is also a strong campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM). “This has been seven years of hard work, we... Read More

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Africans in diaspora, africans in the UK, Farm Mohamed, Female Genital Mutilation

March 7, 2017

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The recent NOI Polls on Female Genital Mutilation should give you serious pause

NOI Polls the premium polling service in West Africa on the 3rd of March released stats from their latest poll on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). For all intents and purposes F.G.M. has been outlawed across the country but unofficially it continues to thrive across the country spurred by superstition, harmful cultural practices and in rarer... Read More

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Female Genital Mutilation, NOI Polls

January 21, 2017

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The Sexuality Blog: Are women really their own worst enemies?

It is interesting how religion and culture are often brought up when the rights and sexualities of women are being taken away. That and the frankly reductive idea that ‘Women are their own worst enemies’ and must somehow be saved from themselves. Over the holidays, a friend and I discussed this very sentiment, a discussion... Read More

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africa, culture, Female Genital Mutilation, Gender Equality Act, igbo, nigeria, patriarchy, The Sexuality Blog

May 29, 2015

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Jonathan’s last good deed in office, signs a bill banning female genital mutilation

by Ranti Joseph Former President of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan is a good man after all who has the interest of the nation at heart as he did one last good deed before finally bowing out of office as he signed off on a bill that outlaws female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female... Read More

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February 7, 2014

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‘They sewed up my vagina’: Victim of genital mutilation narrates ordeal (GRAPHIC IMAGE, WATCH)

by Adeola Balogun A victim of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has opened up on the tragic ordeal she endured which also led to the eventual death of her older sister. The 25-year-old Gambian, who now lives in Scotland, explained vividly how her first sexual encounter landed her in a hospital. She also explains how her... Read More

childbirth, dead, Female Genital Mutilation, Fgm, Gambia, Scotland, sewed up vagina, sex life, sister

July 25, 2013

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Naomi Lucas: This is what you need to do if you truly care about the girl-child

by Naomi Lucas But as narrow-minded and backward as we may think Yerima’s submissions are, it’s imperative to understand how the minds of the Yerimas of this world work. [READ: Naomi Lucas – What’s all this noise about the girl child?] “Difficult adjustments were inevitable and there were comic, even absurd results. Several pig farmers... Read More

#ChildNotBride, airport, child, chinese, Female Genital Mutilation, Indians, Malaysians, Naomi, research, society, Yerima

March 11, 2013

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Genital mutilation: “Patients want me to restore their genitals” – Nigerian born UK midwife

A midwife who opened Britain’s only clinic for victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) has spoken in harrowing detail about the horrors inflicted upon her young patients. Comfort Momoh, 50, originally from Nigeria, opened the African Well Women’s Clinic at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital in 1997, and treats up to 350 women for ‘reversal procedures’... Read More

Confort Momoh, Female Genital Mutilation, Fgm, nigeria, somalia, uk

Lost | A vivid tale on Female Genital Mutilation

Meet Fahma Mohamed, one of the youngest people in the UK to receive a PHD aged 19

The recent NOI Polls on Female Genital Mutilation should give you serious pause

The Sexuality Blog: Are women really their own worst enemies?

Jonathan’s last good deed in office, signs a bill banning female genital mutilation

‘They sewed up my vagina’: Victim of genital mutilation narrates ordeal (GRAPHIC IMAGE, WATCH)

Naomi Lucas: This is what you need to do if you truly care about the girl-child

Genital mutilation: “Patients want me to restore their genitals” – Nigerian born UK midwife

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