![Abused women find freedom in Kenyan village where men are banned Abused women find freedom in Kenyan village where men are banned](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/51676605401_KENYA.jpg)
Abused women find freedom in Kenyan village where men are banned
Umoja provides a refuge for women of the Samburu community and beyond fleeing female genital mutilation, domestic abuse or child marriage.
Fri Feb 17 2023
![Ibu dakwa besi terjatuh koyakkan kemaluan anak sebenarnya cuba 'sunatkan' anak Ibu dakwa besi terjatuh koyakkan kemaluan anak sebenarnya cuba 'sunatkan' anak](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2019-02/51549059175_childabuse.jpg)
Ibu dakwa besi terjatuh koyakkan kemaluan anak sebenarnya cuba 'sunatkan' anak
Wanita terbabit mendakwa bahawa anaknya terjatuh ke atas besi lalu terkoyak kemaluannya apabila hendak mencapai biskut pada Ogos 2017.
Sat Feb 02 2019
![Imam resigns from mosque where a senior cleric said female genital mutilation prevents 'hypersexuality' Imam resigns from mosque where a senior cleric said female genital mutilation prevents 'hypersexuality'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-06/61497063368_DaralHijramosque.jpg)
Imam resigns from mosque where a senior cleric said female genital mutilation prevents 'hypersexuality'
Mosque outreach coordinator Johari Abdul-Malik, who was brought to help Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls Church, Virginia, after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, announced his resignation on Friday.
Sat Jun 10 2017
![Girls can cut poverty in developing economies: UN Girls can cut poverty in developing economies: UN](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-03/41458318242_UnitedNations.jpg)
Girls can cut poverty in developing economies: UN
Girls in developing countries are less likely than boys to complete schooling because of forced marriage, child labour and female genital mutilation, risking the opportunities presented by their large
Thu Oct 20 2016
![Mufti shocks Russia with call for genital mutilation of all women Mufti shocks Russia with call for genital mutilation of all women](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-08/41471527334_muftirussia.jpg)
Mufti shocks Russia with call for genital mutilation of all women
A senior Muslim cleric in Russia has prompted controversy by urging universal female genital mutilation after a rights group released a report on the practice in the country's North Caucasus region.
Thu Aug 18 2016
![Sliced with a razor, sewn up with thorns: Somali woman recalls FGM Sliced with a razor, sewn up with thorns: Somali woman recalls FGM](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-02/81392880619_295x200.jpg)
Sliced with a razor, sewn up with thorns: Somali woman recalls FGM
Malko Jama, a recently widowed Somali mother of eight, still remembers undergoing genital mutilation three decades ago as vividly as if it were yesterday.
Thu Feb 20 2014