Categories News Review When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted Post author By Mike Nova Post date September 5, 2024 Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign to make it legal again. ← Super Typhoon Yagi Nears Southern China With Heavy Rain and Strong Winds → @thehill: #BREAKING: Hunter Biden pleads guilty to federal tax charges, staving off trial trib.al/dQJqzlf