The fate of Egyptian women and girls delicately hangs in the balance as the country continues to have one of the worst records in the world for gender equality. With oppression often state-sanctioned,
In response to sustained levels of sexual harassment in Egypt, Egyptian women have necessarily worked together to combat gendered violence, since the Egyptian state remains both silent and complicit, write Reem Abdellatif and Nimco Ali.
NIMCO ALI
I was subjected to FGM on holiday and my teacher didn’t care – no more girls should have to suffer the same violence
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6 Feb 2021, 8:00
Updated: 6 Feb 2021, 8:44
I WAS born in Somaliland in East Africa but grew up in the UK. Aged seven, I underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) during a trip to see relatives in Dijbouti, Africa, over the summer holidays.
When I came back to the UK, I told my teacher about the trip, but she told me this “happened to girls like me”.
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British Somali activist Nimco Ali says more needs to be done to end FGMCredit: Getty Images - Getty