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Mariam Lamizana Quotes

born 1951 Burkina Faso

Mariam Lamizana (born 1951) is a Burkinabé sociologist, social worker, feminist activist and politician.

Burkina Faso
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It involves cutting off the clitoris of girls of the same age in the community, usually by a traditional practitioner with crude instruments and without anesthesia.

We have reached a point when the female circumcision is discussed in the community and demystified

We are confirming on this day our firm determination to fight a non-stop battle so that no single Burkina girl will be threatened by this practice of another age.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mariam Lamizana (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.