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London mum guilty of mutilating daughter in landmark FGM trial

Though the practice was outlawed 30 years ago, this is Britain’s first conviction for female genital mutilation

A London mother was found guilty of subjecting her 3-year-old daughter to female genital mutilation on Friday in Britain’s first conviction for FGM – more than 30 years after the practice was outlawed.

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02.02.2019 | 13:41

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The perfect wedding dress

More acre often goes into the choice of a wedding dress than of any other piece of clothing. The wedding dress has been around for centuries…

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14.05.2014 | 15:03

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Big city, big dreams

20-year-old Hasina teaches street children in Mumbai. She has big plans for the future.

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26.03.2014 | 13:59

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Mary Kom: at the London Olympics

When in 2000 at Sydney, weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became India’s first woman Olympic medalist, it was indeed a historic moment. Two decades later, several Indian women athletes are going to London with a dream of shattering Malleswari’s bronze effort.  Boxer Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom or Mary Kom, as she is popularly known, is the brightest of them all.

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19.07.2012 | 11:44

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