OPINION

FGM and the need for Islamic scholars

Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/07/2024

» There was a small victory in The Gambia this week when a proposed law to legalise female genital mutilation (FGM) was defeated by human rights campaigners. It was quite a small victory, however, because the great majority of little girls in The Gambia are still being mutilated by the professional "cutters" who move from village to village.