Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of the practices involved in female genital mutilation Shamsa Sharawe has ...

The father of a 10-year-old girl who died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia has defended the practice. Dahir Nur's daughter died of blood loss on 17 July, two days after ...

Somali families feel "stigmatised" by female genital mutilation (FGM) safeguarding practices, a university report has found. Those who took part in the Bristol study cited "intrusive and traumatic ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is considered by the UN to be a ‘global concern’. International organisations routinely claim a 98% prevalence rate among the Somali population (UNICEF 2013). As a ...

Somali families living in Britain and the United States are bringing their daughters to Kenya to secretly undergo female genital mutiliation (FGM) as their home countries crack down on the ...

The expectant mother, Nadifa, reveals that she underwent a childhood procedure back home in Somali known as female genital mutilation (FGM). Cases of FGM in the UK were rare in 1962, the year in ...

Ifrah was born in Somalia, and fled the outbreak of war in 2006 at the age of 17. She escaped traffickers and was granted asylum in Ireland. Since settling in Ireland, she has devoted her life to ...

She talks about her roots as a nomadic Somali and how she left home to avoid an unwanted marriage. This led to her main topic, female genital mutilation (FGM), which is still a common practice in ...

In Kenya, FGM is most prevalent among certain ethnic communities, including the Somali, Maasai, Samburu, Kuria, and Kisii. According to data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS ...