Author: Anna Kölling

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Information evening on genital mulitation at the Coptic Center for Training and Development, an NGO in Beni Sueif (photo: Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)

Genital mutilation in Egypt

Control over female sexuality

Egypt is the only country in North Africa where the practice of female genital mutilation remains widespread – despite an official ban and many public information campaigns for women. Anna Kölling reports from CairoMore

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