“The doctor seeking to have FGM medicalised has no idea what it feels like to be cut or what women have to endure. FGM, whether under a tree or in a hospital, with a team of doctors, will remain FGM,” she said. Read: Kenya on the spot after alarming global ranking on FGM by doctorsHussein described Female Genital Mutilation as a retrogressive culture that dehumanises girls. She told a congregation of young girls and women leaders to stand together in fighting against FGM. Hussein, now an anti-FGM crusader, helps girls who have gone through the cut or are at risk of being cut.

Source: The Star February 11, 2018 21:33 UTC