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Egyptian Girl Dies From Botched Female Genital Mutilation Surgery

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Egyptian Girl Dies From Botched FGM Surgery

The practice has been illegal in the country since 2008 but it’s still widespread—and girls are still dying from it.

Last Sunday, a 17-year-old Egyptian girl, Manar Moussa, died in a Suez hospital as a result of complications from a female genital mutilation (FGM) operation—and her death has reignited the country’s contentious debate about the practice.

Although FGM has been illegal in Egypt since 2008, it is still a common procedure—particularly in more rural, conservative areas of the country. And even with a national campaign to reduce the practice by 10-15 percent over the next five years, many parents still believe that the operation “purifies” girls and keeps them from being adulterous later in life.

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