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Day: February 25, 2011

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A Silver Lining in Ethiopia and Mauritania

February 25, 2011February 13, 2011 regina

Female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision and female genital cutting, is a form of violence against women. The Pixel Project has been working to raise awareness of the

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