The troupe of male and female entertainers emerges from their van in the centre of town, stomping and clapping and drumming on empty water bottles as a crowd, drawn by the music, gathers in the cool of the late afternoon. Shortly thereafter, a skit begins. Three women debate the merits of FGM/C.
Related Content
News
Mogadishu: In a collaboration organised by the Federal Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MWHRD) alongside the United Nations Population...
News
As we commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United...
Publications
A UNFPA-commissioned study by PDRC examined FGM's historical precedence and resistance from the Ulama (Somali religious scholars). It used literature...