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Article: I FIND myself agreeing with points made by Kevin Myers in his recent column on FGM. For example, he is right to see past the increasingly bizarre claims from the Nigerian Ambassador that female genital mutilation does not happen there. In fact one in three Nigerian women have suffered this cruel and horrific practice.(Column)
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- April 21, 2009
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Honest debate on female mutilation vital but hysterical claims don't help
I FIND myself agreeing with points made by Kevin Myers in his recent column on FGM. For example, he is right to see past the increasingly bizarre claims from the Nigerian Ambassador that female genital mutilation does not happen there. In fact one in three Nigerian women have suffered this cruel and horrific practice.
The responsibility to protect girls from female genital mutilation rests with the state. It is Nigeria's responsibility, not Ireland's, to protect Nigerian girls from female genital mutilation. But it is a responsibility the Nigerian government is failing to live up ...