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Feb. 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.
In #Egypt, my country of birth, 87% of girls and women aged 15-49 years have undergone FGM/C. feministgiant.com/p/endfgm #EndFGM #ZeroToleranceToFGM
In #Egypt, my country of birth, 87% of girls and women aged 15-49 years have undergone FGM/C. feministgiant.com/p/endfgm #EndFGM #ZeroToleranceToFGM
With a population of 100 million, that horrific percentage means that Egypt has the greatest number of women and girls who have experienced FGM/C of any country in the world.
#EndFGM #ZeroToleranceToFGM
#EndFGM #ZeroToleranceToFGM
We hack away at perfectly healthy parts of our girls’ genitals because we’re obsessed with female virginity and because women’s sexuality is a taboo.
#EndFGM #ZeroToleranceToFGM
#EndFGM #ZeroToleranceToFGM
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
