Between the hardships of fleeing their country and new social fabrics with the absence of grandmothers and husbands, doors are opening for mothers to decide against the genital cutting of their daughters.
A week before the final vote on the attempted repeal, most of the lawmakers voted against each of the new clauses, which led to the end of the process.
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.
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