
Public Health
Female Genital Mutilation Continues in the U.S. It Must Be Stopped
It may be a traditional cultural practice, but it’s nothing more than violence against women and girls
Qanta A. Ahmed is an academic physician at NYU Langone and a visiting fellow at the Independent Women's Forum. Credit: Nick Higgins
It may be a traditional cultural practice, but it’s nothing more than violence against women and girls
Rep. Ilhan Omar missed an opportunity to call out the victimization of women and girls through female genital mutilation or cutting
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