The 96-Year-Old Who Defied a Ban on Female Genital Cutting

NYT WORLD: The 96-Year-Old Who Defied a Ban on Female Genital Cutting
By Ruth Maclean, Matty Jobe and Kiana Hayeri
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: September 5, 2024 at 03:00AM

Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign to make it legal again.

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