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End FGM US campaign

The Guardian has teamed up with Jaha Dukureh who has launched a Change.org petition in a bid to end female genital mutilation in the US and abroad. Dukureh is calling for President Obama and the Department of Health and Human Services commission a report into the practice and work towards developing a strategic plan to end it

13 March 2015

  • Domtila Chesang and Jaha Dukurehm campaign against FGM in New York

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    FGM activists bring campaign to New York: 'It's not mission impossible' - video

    Campaigners against female genital mutilation (FGM) demand a change of direction in tackling the practice and more backing for direct action at Guardian's Global Media Campaign event in New York, on Thursday, 12 March

6 February 2015

  • 140x84 trailpic for Jaha Dukureh on fight to FGM

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    Number of US citizens at risk of FGM rises - video

    The Population Reference Bureau in the US releases figures confirming a rise in the numbers of girls in that country who have had or are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM)

13 December 2014

  • FGM: Jaha Dukureh US

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    FGM: ‘My daughter will never be cut. It stops with me’

    In America, Jaha Dukureh has advised Barack Obama on the fight against female genital mutilation. But can she convince her own father at home in the Gambia? Alexandra Topping reports

3 October 2014

  • Jaha Dukureh

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    Guardian campaigner meets White House officials in bid to end FGM

    Jaha Dukureh launched campaign with NGO Equality Now to highlight the issue of female genital mutilation in the US

13 June 2014

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    US Congress members join campaign calling for end to FGM

    FGM survivor and lead campaigner Jaha Dukureh met with US officials to discuss their response to petition with more than 202,000 signatures demanding a comprehensive US action plan

10 June 2014

  • Jaha Dukureh FGM

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    FGM petition nears 200,000 signatures as campaign moves to Capitol Hill

    Campaign headed by FGM survivor calls on Obama administration to commission more research into severity of problem

23 May 2014

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    US female genital mutilation petition passes 100,000 signatures

    Change.org petition started by survivor Jaha Dukureh urges US to commission a report that would update FGM statistics

21 May 2014

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    Imam Baba Leigh: 'FGM is not a personal issue. It is a worldwide issue'

    Prominent Muslim activist and cleric has come out in support of the Guardian-backed campaign to end female genital mutilation

19 May 2014

  • Jaha Dukureh FGM

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    Your questions about female genital mutilation and the campaign to end it

    Submit your questions to Jaha Dukureh, survivor of female genital mutilation and leader of the US campaign to end it

17 May 2014

  • FGM survivor Aissata Camara with her cousin

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    What is female genital mutilation?

    Do you know the difference between male circumcision and female genital mutilation? Here are some of the key points you need to know

15 May 2014

  • Joe Crowley, Jaha Dukureh and Alan Rusbridger

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    US female genital mutilation petition collects nearly 37,000 signatures

    Petition started by 24-year-old survivor Jaha Dukureh seeks to have White House update statistics on at-risk girls in the US

13 May 2014

  • Jaha Dukureh

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    What can you do to help end female genital mutilation in the US?

    American survivor of female genital mutilation Jaha Dukureh, is urging the US government to help bring an end to FGM in the United States. Find out what you can do to help
  • FGM survivor Aissata Camara

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    FGM survivors: 'It happens on US soil, but it happens in secret'

    Campaign groups and FGM survivors warn that despite legislation against FGM, thousands of American girls are still at risk
  • FGM survivor Aissata Camara with her cousin

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    Female genital mutilation in the US: 'From that moment on, you're no longer who you are' – video

    Aissata Camara was subjected to female genital mutilation as a young girl in Guinea. Now studying at NYU, she does not want other girls to suffer the same fate

12 May 2014

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    Ban Ki-moon: FGM a 'human rights violation' that must end

  • Jaha Dukureh

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    I'm an American who was subjected to FGM. It is time to end this violence

    Jaha Dukureh
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    American survivor of female genital mutilation calls on US to take action

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    Jaha Dukureh: 'In Washington, they don't want to talk about vaginas'

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    Female genital mutilation survivor calls on Obama administration to act – video

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    Jaha Dukureh's story of FGM survival: 'I'm not going to let fear deter me from doing anything now' – video

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