A Mother's Worst Nightmare

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Uploaded by on Mar 13, 2010

NOTE: The longer, full interview with Marietou has been posted and is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo-IelOLBZY

Marietou Diarra, a Senegalese woman, closed the panel with a powerful story of what her society calls "the tradition." She spoke in her native language of Wolof, translated by Melching. After a string of tragedies, Diarra's family and in-laws banded together to reject the procedure. Her entire village followed suit. She eventually helped to convince over 40 neighboring villages—through education and community deliberation—to abandon genital cutting.

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  • youtube.com/watch?v=Q65vgiJenS­4

    Orchid Project. Working together for an end to female genital cutting.

  • Where is the outcry? If Baptists were doing this, folks would be protesting in front of churches with torches and pitchforks!

  • where is the rest of the video? i was just wondering what happened to the other daughter

  • This made me cry

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