FGM in Sembene’s Moolaadé
Moolaadé, directed by the Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene and released in 2004,tells the story of a group of young African Muslim girls who have refused to undergo a “purification” ceremony in an...
View ArticleFGM in Kristof and WuDunn’s Half the Sky
After watching Moolaadé, I recalled that I had come across a story several months ago of how FGM is combated in Senegal in Kristof and WuDunn’s Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for...
View ArticleWho Will Defend the Defenders? Gambian Activists Face Smear Campaign
Dr. Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang Sissoho are two prominent women’s human rights defenders in the Gambia. They are the executive director and program coordinator of the Gambia Committee for Traditional...
View ArticleHonor Diaries: A Real Conversation on Women’s Rights or a Scratch on the...
In April 2011, Faleh Hassan Almaleki, an Iraqi immigrant to the United States, was sentenced to 34.5 years in prison for killing his 20 year-old daughter for becoming “too westernized.” The case was...
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