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HARDtalk: FGM Discussion 

Fuambai Ahmadu and Nimco Ali

11/01/2016 GMT

FGM Discussion 

BBC World News - HARDtalk, FGM Discussion

Stephen Sackur discusses female genital mutilation with Fuambai Ahmadu and Nimco Ali.

In 2015, US President Barack Obama said that the practice of female genital mutilation has "no place in the 21st century". But are there cultural arguments for it to continue?

When US President Barack Obama visited Kenya last year 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.

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