NCC talk: Ending genital mutilation and child marriage

Originally posted at : http://cccnews.info/2017/10/16/ncc-talk-ending-genital-mutilation-and-child-marriage/ Jaha Dukureh, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced child marriage, will speak at Nassau Community College about Ending Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in This Country and Around the World on Wednesday, November 1 at 9:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m.…

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Cairo named riskiest megacity for women, worse since Arab spring

    Originally posted at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4983416/Cairo-named-riskiest-megacity-women-worse-Arab-spring.html Cairo was named on Monday as the most dangerous megacity for women by an international poll with women’s rights experts saying the treatment of women in the Egyptian capital has worsened since a 2011 uprising seeking social change. Cairo came out worst when the Thomson…

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Beyonce dedicated a powerful clip global problem

Originally posted at: http://gearsofbiz.com/beyonce-dedicated-a-powerful-clip-global-problem/126418 The campaign #FreedomForGirls popular singer Beyonce presented the video for the song “Freedom”. Campaign #FreedomForGirls promotes global UN goals. One of them is that by 2030 the world needs to get rid of violence against women in all its forms. Video for the song “Freedom” beyoncé was…

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FGM Campaigner Leyla Hussein on Why Genital Cutting Is a Global Problem

Originally Posted at: https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/10/11/fgm-campaigner-leyla-hussein-on-why-genital-cutting-is-a-global-problem NEW YORK – Leyla Hussein has become one of the world’s most visible campaigners against female genital mutilation (FGM). However, the FGMsurvivor, psychotherapist and award-winning advocate for gender equality, thinks the practice can only be stamped out if the affected communities tackle it with just the right combination of political…

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