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Modern World History

This guide is designed to assist students in finding resources for their Modern World History classes. Timeline 1400-Present

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Survivors speak: Women leading the movement to end FGM
from Women United Nations
The goal of Ifrah Foundation is the absolute abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation in Somalia
Frontline Ending FGM
Safe Hands for Girls
Jaha Dukereh Founder
Violence Against Girls is Preventable
‘On a rampage’: the African women fighting to end FGM
Somali FGM Activist Ifrah Ahmed got it banned in Ireland.
In Kenya, a mother leads the movement to stop FGM in her community
from UNICEF
A victory for opponents of female genital mutilation in The Gambia
U.S. Government Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)
FGM/C is a human rights abuse and form of violence against women and girls (VAWG)

Documentary for The Gambia about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

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Subjects: History

Tags: Asia, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Korea, Russia, Spain, The Great War, United Kingdom, United States History, World War 2, World War I