This article is published in association with United Nations. “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil, a peer educator in Djibouti, who was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) at just six years old, an experience that left both physical and psychological scars. “I’m afraid of men, […]‘The new generation is different’: In Djibouti, activists lobby to end female genital mutilation
February 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil, a peer educator in Djibouti, who was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) at just six years old, an experience that left both physical and psychological scars. “I’m afraid of men, […]

















