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Worldwide, an estimated 200 million girls and women have been subjected to femalegenitalcutting.
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In particular, immigrants might differ from their counterparts in the country of origin in terms of attitudes toward femalegenitalcutting.
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However, public ceremonies celebrating the illegal season of femalegenitalcutting have been allowed to take place unchallenged by the authorities in some areas.
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In Senegal, a holistic and nondirective education program called Tostan, founded in 1991, has empowered villagers to lead a movement against femalegenitalcutting.
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Femalegenitalcutting is defined as an intentional injury to the female genitalia without medical justification.