Reactions to the Debate on FGM

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Next month, the BBC will hold a Global Questions debate on the subject of women and equality in Africa. One of the issues to be discussed is Female Genital Mutilation – and whether it can be considered a choice. In a social media post – the BBC announced that anthropologist Fuambai Sia Ahmadu who co-founded the group, “African Women are Free to Choose” would be taking part. But many of you in the global audience felt that the conversation surrounding FGM has moved on from the issue of consent and feel that this choice of spokesperson is not suitable. The BBC’s Witness programme also recently commemorated 40 years since the women of Iceland took part in a nationwide strike as part of their fight for equality. With Iceland’s first female president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir recounting her fond memories of the movement, many listeners enjoyed the programme’s celebratory tone. And you react to the sound of rare voices in the telling of migrants’ stories.