US campaigner made Obama hold action on female genital mutilation,and got practice banned in the GambiaAnti-FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh has been named one of the world’s most influential leaders by Time magazine alongside John Kerry, Angela Merkel, or Aung San Suu Kyi,Bernie Sanders and Christine Lagarde.
Dukureh, the lead campaigner in the Guardian’s global media campaign to end female genital mutilation, and was honoured in specific for her work in the US and the Gambia but is now campaigning to end the practice worldwide in a generation,using her experiences as a survivor to build public support. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com