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"A survey of nearly 6,000 women with daughters aged four to 14 in Iraq's Kurdish region indicated almost 45 percent had undergone FGM compared to less than 11 percent of their daughters.
"We're very encouraged," said Hannah Wettig, coordinator of the Stop FGM Middle East campaign.
"We're quite certain that we can eradicate FGM in one generation if efforts continue," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation on International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM.
Worldwide an estimated 200 million women in at least 30 countries have been affected by FGM which is internationally condemned as a major rights abuse.
The ritual, which can cause physical, psychological and sexual problems, is most commonly associated with Africa, but is also practised in parts of Asia and the Middle East.
Stop FGM Middle East was set up by German charity WADI which has spearheaded efforts to end FGM in the mostly Muslim Kurdish region of northern Iraq since first uncovering it in 2004."

Female ge***al mutilation falls sharply in northern Iraq - survey IRAQ-FGM/:Female ge***al mutilation falls sharply in northern Iraq - survey

» Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM: Progress in Asia February 6th 2017. On the seventh official International Day of Zero Tolerance to female ge***al mutilation (FGM), it has been 13 years, that WADI first brought the issue FGM happening in Asia, in this case Iraq, to the international agenda. In this last decade WADI’s campaign against FGM in Iraq ha...

6 February is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Ge***al Mutilation. How can you help ? First, know the facts. http://unwo.men/I8lH308Fwmo

Leveraging education to end female ge***al mutilation worldwide Female ge***al mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful practice experienced by an estimated 200 million women and girls throughout the world today.

'FGM happened to me in white, midwest America'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/02/fgm-happened-to-me-in-white-midwest-america?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/02/egyptian-doctor-convicted-of-fgm-death-serves-three-months-in-jail

Egyptian doctor convicted of FGM death serves three months in jail Sohair al-Bata’a, 13, died after undergoing female ge***al mutilation by Raslan Fadl, who avoided serving most of his sentence by reconciling with her family

The Economist prompts outrage as it backs 'minor FGM' Campaign groups have condemned an editorial that argues allowing some forms of the practice may prevent extreme harm

“Health workers have a crucial role in helping address this global health issue. They must know how to recognize and tackle health complications of FGM.” - Dr Flavia Bustreo, World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General

New clinical guidelines on managing complications related to FGM launched at the Women Deliver conference today. http://bit.ly/1XeZGLR

New WHO guidelines to improve care for millions living with female ge***al mutilation 16 May 2016 – Health-care providers across the world need to be prepared to provide care to girls and women who have undergone female ge***al mutilation (FGM). Many are unaware of the potential negative health consequences of FGM and are often inadequately trained to recognize and treat these proper...

Egyptian doctor offers training to change other doctor's attitudes towards

Woman doctor who’s hunting colleagues cashing in on FGM A female doctor in Egypt is beginning a campaign to catch medical colleagues who circumcise girls amid concerns that soaring “cutting” fees are encouraging more to defy the law and carry out mutilation. Dr Somaia Antar, who inflicted female ge***al mutilation on two girls in the Eighties…

"The situation is not exclusive for this region because the initiative “Stop FGM Middle East & Asia” supported by the NGO WADI demonstrated that the practice is also found in other Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Even in Latin American countries such as Peru and Colombia, some small native communities practice the procedure"

Preserving traditions without harming the girls The most recent UNICEF data reveals that the ge***als of 145 million girls and women have been cut. It’s the same as if the whole population of Russia, male and female, young and old suffered ge***al mutilation because of ancient traditions that have no place in the modern world.

Somalian Prime Minister Signs Petition to Ban FGM More than 90% of Somalian girls reportedly undergo ge***al mutilation.