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Senegal group finds success in stopping genital mutilation

Season 2025 Episode 44 | 8m 38s

It's a taboo topic and an age-old practice across several countries and religious traditions in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. An estimated 230 million women and girls are subjected to genital mutilation. One group in Senegal has had success in getting thousands of communities to abandon the practice. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. A warning, this story has references some may find disturbing.

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