Some MPs have said declaring the practice illegal is an"attack" on cultural and religious freedoms."We cannot allow them to arrest and imprison our mothers and our grandmothers because they practice their cultural beliefs", a local cleric said, referring to Western nations.
The Gambian government is discussing lifting the ban on female genital mutilation this month. Some Gambian members of parliament believe that declaring the practice illegal…
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