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Fuambai Ahmadu, co-founder of African Women Are Free to Choose, and Nimco Ali, co-founder of Daughters of Eve

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News

When US president Barack Obama visited Kenya in 2015 he spoke out against the continued practice of female genital mutilation in countries across Africa and beyond. He said that FGM has 'no place in the 21st century'. But are there cultural arguments for the practice to continue? Stephen Sackur talks to Fuambai Ahmadu and Nimco Ali. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Fuambai Ahmadu
Interviewed Guest:
Nimco Ali

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