The Gambia moves toward overturning landmark ban on female genital mutilation
Campaigners say overturning ban would undo decades of work to end the FGM, a centuries-old ritual tied up in ideas of sexual purity, obedience and control
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Irish public asked to watch for warning signs of female genital mutilation
Procedure, often carried out abroad, considered child abuse in Ireland
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