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Men's voices matter in the fight to end FGM. They must speak up says film director Kwame Lestrade Click here to subscribe to Fuuse: http://bit.ly/1Yd1a9N Kwame Lestrade is a London-based producer and director and owner of Franklyn Lane Films, Kwame made a...

National FGM Centre on Twitter “We have released our extended list of terminology for ! With terms from over 40 countries across the world. https://t.co/mCl5mgCDlS”

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Funding boost for My Voice | Waverley Care - We recently got the fantastic news that My Voice, our FGM research project will receive further funding from the Scottish Government's Violence Against Women

Theresa May has intervened to halt the deportation of a woman living in Scotland who fears that her three-year-old daughter would face female ge***al mutilation if they are returned to Nigeria.

Woman who fears daughter faces FGM gets deportation reprieve Theresa May intervenes after SNP MP highlights case of Lola Ilesanmi who feared three-year-old daughter would face female ge***al mutilation in Nigeria

We're delighted to announce our Turn Up the Volume Programme! Developed with generous support from The Wallace Foundation, Turn Up The Volume's specific project objective is strengthened youth leadership for social change to end FGM in Nigeria and Kenya. It will target promising youth leaders from The Girl Generation's youth networks in Kenya and Nigeria (10 i...

Border Force is raising awareness of female ge***al mutilation at Edinburgh Airport this summer

Border Force raise awareness of illegal female ge***al mutilation at Edinburgh Airport PASSENGERS at Edinburgh Airport are being warned to look out for the signs of girls being taken abroad to undergo female ge***al mutilation.

Really pleased to hear that Edinburgh pupils are being taught about and other honour violence thanks to Bright Choices

Pupils taught to help classmates at risk of ‘honour’ violence Pupils are being taught how to help classmates at risk of honour-based violence under a pioneering programme being rolled out in two Scottish schools.

FGM app by five Kisumu Girls’ students earn them ticket to contest in global fete Five students from Kisumu Girls’ High School will represent their institution in the upcoming Global Technovation, which will take place on August 7 in San Francisco. Global Technovation is a programme that equips girls with programming and coding skills. Purity Achieng and Synthia Otieno in form f...

Today's the day of the "Working together to end FGM in Scotland" event. There are lots of amazing speakers and the MYVoice 2 peer research findings will be shared

The Girl Generation on Twitter “Tomorrow we'll be sharing stories from Kenya at 'Working together to End FGM in Scotland' with & ”

Very excited to tell you about the launch of peer research on FGM on 15th June. Hibo Wardere and Integrate UK will be in Edinburgh to share their work on

Working together to end FGM in Scotland ‘Working together to end FGM in Scotland’. This event is intended to raise awareness of Female Ge***al Mutilation (FGM) in Scotland and hear from community campaigners and local service providers about what progress has been made in tackling FGM, and what needs to happen to positively move forward.…

Never forget that a FGM survivor is talking about something very personal to them

Alimatu Dimonekene on Twitter “When a FGM survivor discloses of their sometimes personal experiences of pain, betrayal and humiliation. Treat it with care and respect.”

Men should speak out to end FGM

Men's voices matter in the fight to end FGM. They must speak up says film director Kwame Lestrade Click here to subscribe to Fuuse: http://bit.ly/1Yd1a9N Kwame Lestrade is a London-based producer and director and owner of Franklyn Lane Films, Kwame made a...

Make London a ‘zero cutting city’ assembly urges Mayor to tackle FGM | News | LondonlovesBusiness.com This is what the report said

What a terrible idea from Ukip - this article explains all the reasons​ why girls at risk of FGM should not be subjected to physical checks

Metro on Twitter “Ukip pledges checks at school to see if girls have had FGM https://t.co/mFC6BnNgwI”

Court orders designed to protect two women from being subjected to FGM have been issued in Sheffield for the first time.

Court orders to protect women from FGM issued in Sheffield for first time Court orders designed to protect two women from being subjected to female ge***al mutilation (FGM) have been issued in Sheffield for the first time. The protection orders, granted by Sheffield Family Court, allow police to retain the passports of potential victims, preventing them from being taken o...

Petition: Fund health and psychological care for survivors of FGM The NHS is providing inadequate services to FGM survivors, e.g. funding for the award-winning Acton clinic that has helped thousands for nearly a decade is ending. Government must provide funding to ensure services remain and are provided away from hospitals as many fear repercussions and stigma.

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Detroit doctor Jumana Nagarwala faces life in jail for carrying out FGM on girls in the US

FGM: Detroit doctor Jumana Nagarwala faces life in jail - BBC News Jumana Nagarwala mutilated girls aged between six and eight over 12 years, prosecutors say.

National FGM Centre on Twitter “There have been 121 applications and 96 orders of Protection Orders since July 2015. Read more here https://t.co/ckxC9Aoyuc ”

Female Ge***al Mutilation victim opens up about her horrific experience and how she helps others cope Aisha, from Edinburgh, was just six when she was forced to undergo the barbaric operation.

Somaliland: 'I convinced my sister not to do type III FGM on her daughter' These are the young men struggling against all odds to enact change in a generation and improve the lives of Somali women

"If we allow survivors to talk about the practice in a way that they feel dignified, without anger and resentment, then we are able to create change"

Efforts to end FGM must be intensified, leaders urge | UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund UNITED NATIONS, New York/ASSIUT, Egypt – “I will soon be the happy mother of a baby girl,” Shaimaa Ahmed Ali told UNFPA in Egypt last summer. “I will definitely not have her circumcised. My husband and I agree on that. She will grow up to be a strong and healthy girl!”

The FGM film Jaha's Promise premiered at Copenhagen film festival this week

Jaha's Promise: FGM film premieres at Copenhagen film festival Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is special guest at the world premiere of Guardian feature documentary on female ge***al mutilation

FGM Figures Are Tip Of The Iceberg FGM is child abuse and no girl should ever have to live with the harmful physical and emotional consequences of this terrible practice. But figures publ...

Glasgow midwife treats 12 women a month affected by female ge***al mutilation A COMMUNITY midwife who supports Glasgow asylum seekers affected by female ge***al mutilation says she is still shocked by the barbarity of some…

Looking forward to watching on Sunday. This weeks episode will cover a storyline on

Call the Midwife tackles female ge***al mutilation in latest storyline Anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali advised the makers of the BBC One drama on the episode, which is loosely based on the experiences of her relatives

This Sunday’s episode of Call The Midwife (BBC1 8pm) will include a storyline about FGM, taking a sympathetic look at the plight of a mother-to-be from Somaliland, who has undergone the procedure and is struggling with the after-effects

Call the Midwife tackles female ge***al mutilation in latest storyline Anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali advised the makers of the BBC One drama on the episode, which is loosely based on the experiences of her relatives

It's important that boys as well as girls are educated about FGM

Boys as well as girls should be told about the evils of FGM Information on FGM should be available for all, but it’s the males that need educating, says Katharine Whitehorn

This conference about tackling in schools will be an important and thought provoking day

FORWARD UK on Twitter “ CONFERENCE | Register your place: https://t.co/4haa8dxc3w ”

Theresa May urged to let schools teach girls about FGM London schoolgirls should be taught in the classroom about the brutality of female ge***al mutilation, a peer said today.  Baroness Lynne Featherstone has written to Theresa May and Justine Greening, the Education Secretary, asking them to allow teachers or volunteers to educate girls. The former Li...