This week on #TubtaNabadda, we mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), marked globally around 6 February, and we will focus on Somali initiatives to eliminate the harmful practice.
We interview Sahra Abdi Hirse ‘Sahra Kiin,’ Deputy Minister, Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs of Puntland, about why FGM is a serious human rights violation against women and girls. She also talks about how the newly passed Puntland anti-FGM law impacts communities, especially the rural areas, and the challenges facing its successful implementation.
We also interview Amina Ahmed Mohamed, former FGM traditional practitioner, who became a lead voice against the practice. She talks about the pain endured, the immediate risks and long-term health and emotional consequences of the practice. She also conveys a strong message to FGM practitioners, mothers and father,s and Somalis everywhere to abandon the brutal practice.
In the studio, your hosts are Ali Gutale and Fathi Mohamed. You will listen to a song about the urgent need to eradicate FGM.
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