The history of clitoridectomy (FGM) in Africa as a whole

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Egyptian women back circumcision
Excerpted from Daily Telegraph, 17 March 1997. Eight Egyptian women out of ten consider female circumcision to be a good tradition, despite results of a clinical study.
New UNFPA Envoy Aims to End Female Genital Mutilation
By Farhan Haq, IPS, 18 September 1997. The U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) names an reknown international model from Somalia, as its special ambassador on female genital mutilation.
Women Slam FGM At Khartoum Gathering
From PANA News, 22 April 1999. The International Women's Forum, a global organisation of Muslim women, describe female circumcision as harmful to the physiological, psychological, economic and social well-being of women.