Malian women resist renewed support for female genital mutilation
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/51834998510_9bc2976972_b.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="An image of some women in Mali used to illustrate a stroy (CREDIT: Flickr)" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/51834998510_9bc2976972_b.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/51834998510_9bc2976972_b.jpg?resize=523%2C349&ssl=1 523w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/51834998510_9bc2976972_b.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/51834998510_9bc2976972_b.jpg?resize=750%2C500&ssl=1 750w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p>An online campaign defending cutting, which is still legal in Mali, recasts the practice as a means of protecting girls.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/gender/908412-malian-women-resist-renewed-support-for-female-genital-mutilation.html">Malian women resist renewed support for female genital mutilation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>