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David Prado The practice can now carry a 20-year jail sentence. Activists, however, are sceptical about getting such measures enforced. Egypt has toughened penalties for female genital mutilation (FGM), imposing prison terms of up to 20 years in a push to end the ancient practice. It is the second time Egypt s parliament has cracked down on FGM - which typically involves the removal of a girl s external genitalia - but activists remain sceptical about enforcement in a country where cutting is deep-rooted and widespread. It s fantastic news that Egypt has strengthened its law on FGM again. However, unless the government takes it seriously this time, nothing is likely to change, Brendan Wynne, co-founder of The Five Foundation advocacy group, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Monday.

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