Stones

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary, Contemporary Women
Cover of the book Stones by Jeanie Kortum, She Writes Press
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Author: Jeanie Kortum ISBN: 9781631521812
Publisher: She Writes Press Publication: July 18, 2017
Imprint: She Writes Press Language: English
Author: Jeanie Kortum
ISBN: 9781631521812
Publisher: She Writes Press
Publication: July 18, 2017
Imprint: She Writes Press
Language: English

• Awareness of and efforts to prevent FGM have increased greatly in recent years, with organizations like Unicef and Equality Now leading the charge; in February 2015, the UN designated a “worldwide day of zero tolerance on FGM,” and called for concrete action to be taken against the cutting of girls and women. • While the exact number of girls and women worldwide who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting is unknown, at least 200 million girls and women have been cut in 30 countries with representative data on prevalence. (Unicef) • In Guinea, where 97% of girls aged 15 to 49 are FGM victims despite the practice being outlawed, Unicef staff described seeing girls taken away from their families against their will to be cut, on the orders of village authorities.

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• Awareness of and efforts to prevent FGM have increased greatly in recent years, with organizations like Unicef and Equality Now leading the charge; in February 2015, the UN designated a “worldwide day of zero tolerance on FGM,” and called for concrete action to be taken against the cutting of girls and women. • While the exact number of girls and women worldwide who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting is unknown, at least 200 million girls and women have been cut in 30 countries with representative data on prevalence. (Unicef) • In Guinea, where 97% of girls aged 15 to 49 are FGM victims despite the practice being outlawed, Unicef staff described seeing girls taken away from their families against their will to be cut, on the orders of village authorities.

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