Freetown — When the president's wife sponsors the circumcision of 1,500 young girls
to win votes for her husband, you know you've got a problem persuading
ordinary people and the government that female genital mutilation (FGM) is a
bad idea.
And when the woman who is now Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and
Women's Affairs, threatens to "sew up the mouths" of those who preach
against FGM, you realise that you are facing a really big uphill
struggle.
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