Egypt

Female Genital Circumcision Still Practiced Worldwide

Posted Julho 19th, 2008 by Mary

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Source:

EthnicNewz.org

Writer:

Eduardo A. de Oliveira

Nagat Elmahdi holds a newspaper article that she wrote as a journalist in Egypt. (photo: E. A. de Oliveira, NEWz)

It happened quickly, but it was extremely painful for five-year-old Faduma.

She sat with her legs spread apart, knowing her turn had come.

Posted Abril 27th, 2008 by Anonymous

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A woman gets bread in Cairo, Egypt. (photo: Lucilda Dassardo-Cooper)

Painting detail: Our Daily Bread, oil/canvas, 2008, Lucilda Dassardo-Cooper