‘Dad Is Taking Us to Africa’: Reddit’s FGM Scare

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In a desperate Reddit post, a 16-year-old girl expressed her fear of ‘vacation cutting’—transportation out of the U.S. to receive female genital mutilation.

Published Aug. 10 2015 1:25AM EDT

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A few days ago, a haunting post appeared on one of Reddit’s most popular forums for women. The title: “Dad is taking my family to Africa, I’m worried of FGM.”

The anonymous poster claimed to be a 16-year-old girl whose Muslim parents are planning a family trip to their home country...

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‘Dad Is Taking Us to Africa’: Reddit’s FGM Scare

In a desperate Reddit post, a 16-year-old girl expressed her fear of ‘vacation cutting’—transportation out of the U.S. to receive female genital mutilation.

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Samantha Allen