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Anti Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) protesters hold placards outside the National Assembly in Banjul on march 18, 2024, during the debate between lawmakers on a highly controversial bill seeking to lift the ban on FGM.

Anti Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) protesters hold placards outside the National Assembly in Banjul on march 18, 2024, during the debate between lawmakers on a highly controversial bill seeking to lift the ban on FGM.

Photo by Muhamadou Bittaye/AFP via Getty Images.

Gambia is Moving Closer to Repealing a Ban on Female Genital Mutilation

The bill to roll back the ban on female genital mutilation was introduced earlier this month and it’s being supported by influential Islamic clerics in the majority Muslim country.