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Some women think that genital mutilation is a religious requirement, which is not true. We explain to them that traditions today are based on positive, not negative practices

— Hadja Idrissa Bah

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The authorities need to stop supporting tradition and instead support the law. Everyone needs to wake up, including religious leaders, community leaders and other influential public figures

All these girls take care of their children and no longer go to school, or their parents reject them

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