The 96-Year-Old Who Defied a Ban on Female Genital Cutting
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. By Ruth Maclean, Matty Jobe and Kiana Hayeri from NYT (New York Times) World
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