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Today is Intl Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. It hurts my heart that my country of birth #Egypt has the greatest # of women & girls who have been subjected to this crime in the world. They include members of my extended family theguardian.com/society/2016/a… #EndFGM
Fuck virginity, hymens, chastity and "purity" that make parents cut and mutilate their daughters. Ever since I learned members of my extended family were subjected to #FGM, I've been writing, obsessively against it. nytimes.com/2014/11/17/opi… #EndFGM
Feb 6 is International Day of #ZeroToleranceDay for #FGM- female genital mutilation.
I was born in #Egypt, where FGM prevalence is 87.2% among all women aged 15-49.
FGM is about controlling female sexuality. That's it. It is a crime and it must end everywhere. #EndFGM
I was born in #Egypt, where FGM prevalence is 87.2% among all women aged 15-49.
FGM is about controlling female sexuality. That's it. It is a crime and it must end everywhere. #EndFGM
Feb 6 is International Day of #ZeroToleranceDay for #FGM- female genital mutilation.
I was born in #Egypt, where FGM prevalence is 87.2% among all women aged 15-49.
Egypt has the greatest number of women and girls who have experienced FGM of any country in the world. A thread.
I was born in #Egypt, where FGM prevalence is 87.2% among all women aged 15-49.
Egypt has the greatest number of women and girls who have experienced FGM of any country in the world. A thread.
Here are key findings about #FGM in #Egypt via @28TooMany 28toomany.org/country/egypt/ #ZeroTolerance4FGM #ZeroToleranceDay #EndFGM
I have been obsessed with and writing about #FGM for decades. Too many women in my extended family have been subjected to this form of torture that serves no medical purpose whatsoever. FGM instead is about patriarchal control of female sexuality. #ZeroToleranceDay
#FGM is about controlling female sexuality.
- We must talk about sex & a woman’s right to desire & pleasure
- Saying #NoFGM is saying I own my body, not the state, mosque, church, street or family
FEMINIST GIANT rant for International Day of #ZeroTolerance4FGM
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- We must talk about sex & a woman’s right to desire & pleasure
- Saying #NoFGM is saying I own my body, not the state, mosque, church, street or family
FEMINIST GIANT rant for International Day of #ZeroTolerance4FGM
Editing @rerutled
Here are statistics for #FGM prevalence in #Egypt that I refer to, via @28TooMany:
With prevalence of 87.2% among all women aged 15-49, in population of 95 million, Egypt has the greatest number of women and girls who have experienced FGM in the world.
#NoFGM #ZeroTolerance4FGM
With prevalence of 87.2% among all women aged 15-49, in population of 95 million, Egypt has the greatest number of women and girls who have experienced FGM in the world.
#NoFGM #ZeroTolerance4FGM
Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance for #FGM. With FGM prevalence of 87.2% among all women aged 15-49, in a population of nearly 95 million, #Egypt has the greatest number of women and girls who have experienced FGM of any country in the world. We must say #NoFGM
Watch this video via @28TooMany about the Zero Tolerance for #FGM Ribbon Campaign in #Egypt. The ribbon is in the shape of the Arabic word “no.” Together we must say #NoFGM. #ZeroTolerance4FGM
