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The solid vow: We will not subject our daughters to FGM, survivors promise

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Ustada Ralia Sane female religious scholar, Sadia Hussein executive director Brighter Society Initiative and Makkah Abdula Delta girls initiative chairlady. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

At the age ten, Sadia Hussein was excited about undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). She was tired of being mocked by her peers, who claimed she was 'unclean'.

But the experience left her traumatised.

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