'I am not mutilated': The Rise and 'Fall' of the anti-FGM/C movement

Описание: In this video, I explore the movement against female circumcision. I trace it back to the local women who opposed it in the early 20th century, the subsequent Western co-option of the issue, and the global movement it has grown into today.

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