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World Service,1 min,

Female genital mutilation: a worldwide practice affecting millions

Newsday
Contains graphic medical scenes.

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At least 200 million girls and women worldwide have been affected by female genital mutilation, or FGM. It is a worldwide practice which performed mainly in countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.Tulip Mazumdar reports on the scale and nature of the practice. Image: Nigerian students attend school in Bosso, in south east Nigeria Credit: Issoue Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images

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