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The Inquiry: Why Can't Egypt Stop FGM?

Why Can't Egypt Stop FGM?

07/06/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Why Can't Egypt Stop FGM?

FGM is more common in Egypt than anywhere else in the world

FGM is more common in Egypt than anywhere else in the world. We explore the challenge of turning a widely-followed tradition into a crime.

Some 92% of married Egyptian women aged between 15-49 have had their genitals cut. FGM is more common in Egypt than anywhere else in the world. These astonishing statistics are all the more surprising when you consider that Egypt banned the practise in 2008. So why is FGM so prevalent in Egypt? Four expert witnesses tell us about the challenge of turning a widely-followed tradition into a crime.

(Photo: A gynaecologist co-operating with the Coptic Center for Training and Development gives a lecture on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in a village close to Beni Sueif, south of Cairo. Credit: Getty Images)

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