Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign ...

Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen, who covers global health, has ...

Fatou Baldeh, center, a Gambian activist who was recently honored as one of the State Department’s International Women of Courage, is seen inside the National Assembly in Banjul, Gambia, on Monday.

Female genital cutting is a secretive and largely invisible practice in Pakistan. The experiences of survivors are the only sources of information we have to understand its prevalence. There are no ...