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Re: Female Circumcision as a Human Rights Issue
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sidi sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 Oct 2000 22:21:16 GMT
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Abdoulaye,
Like you, I have been following the debate with great interest.  The Human
Rights dimension of FGM/FC is an aspect of the debate that has generally not
been given the emphasis due it, and the eloquent manner in which you
presented it to the Gambian women and men of Minnesota should calvanise the
troops everywhere to educate and not legislate. Thank you for sharing your
invaluable thoughts on the subject.
Sidi Sanneh


>From: Abdoulaye Saine <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Female Circumcision as a Human Rights Issue
>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 16:36:26 -0400
>
>G-L Community:
>
>I have followed the debate over female circumcision/female genital
>mutilation with great interest and wanted to inject another dimension
>that is seldom or not explicitly made, i.e., "FMG/FC as a Human Rights
>Issue."
>
>Consequently, I would like to share with you the remarks I made at
>Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday, October 14, when men in
>this state honored Gambian Women, Gambian Women in Chicago and Women
>married to Gambian Men in the Twin-Cities. It was a very sumptuous and
>celebratory gala that deserves emulation.
>
>To the folks in the Twin-Cities, Minnesota, thank you for your
>hospitality and for the fifth banquet honoring Gambian Women.
>
>Regards,
>
>Abdoulaye
><< TheRoleofWomeninDevelopment.doc >>

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