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Gambia's Supreme Court Weighs FGM Ban Amid Controversy

1/9/2026

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The Gambia's Supreme Court hears a challenge to the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by religious leaders and MP Almameh Gibba.
Two babies died after FGM procedures last year.
Parliament rejected Almameh Gibba's bill to decriminalize FGM.
Enforcement of the 2015 FGM law began in 2023.
Abdoulie Fatty (a prominent Gambian figure) argues for FGM's cultural significance.

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Story summary

The Gambia's Supreme Court hears a challenge to the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by religious leaders and MP Almameh Gibba.
Two babies died after FGM procedures last year.
Parliament rejected Almameh Gibba's bill to decriminalize FGM.
Enforcement of the 2015 FGM law began in 2023.
Abdoulie Fatty (a prominent Gambian figure) argues for FGM's cultural significance.