CAIRO — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency. “We’re Some 144 million women and girls have been through female genital mutilation in Africa alone, followed by Asia and the Middle East with 80 million and 6 …
Ntailan Lolkoki was subjected to the gruesome practice of FGM when she was a child. Belonging to the Pokot tribe in Kenya, this girl was also circumcised following tribal tradition Ntailan Lolkoki and her sisters enjoyed an idyllic childhood in the north of her native Kenya. But as in many other African countries, girls continue to be circumcised, especially in …
