While FGM is most common on the African continent, it is also prevalent in other parts of the world. The difficulty in actively protecting girls from cutting, notes Indian activist Masooma Ranalvi, is that the practice is often hidden, which has led to a lack of research and data needed to effectively combat its use.

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation, January 30, 2017.

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