President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the museum, accompanied by Abdul Hakim Abdul Nasser, son of the Egyptian leader who passed away in 1970. Photos Presidency Handout
By Ignacio Artaza 14 June marks National Anti-FGM Day in honour of 12-year-old Bodour Shaker, from Minya, who died on the same date in 2007 as a victim of this inhumane practice. In June 2013, 13-year-old Soheir El Batea from Daqahleya suffered the same fate. As heartbreaking as these two tragedies are, their untimely deaths …
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