For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season”

Language EnglishHARGEISA – Asha Ali Ibrahim, 41, has been performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls in Diaami, Hargeisa and other parts of Somalia since 1997. July and August are her busiest months of the year. “This is the peak season, when parents bring their children to be cut,” she told UNFPA.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news