Culture, stigma, and female genital mutilation

Ifrah Ahmed's childhood was fraught with violence. There were no educational opportunities for young girls, there was only survival. Against this backdrop of instability, Ifrah was one of hundreds of millions of girls worldwide who endured female genital mutilation (FGM). She was a teen when she fled the country alone and resettled as a refugee in Ireland. Connected with medical professionals and free from cultural expectation, Ifrah navigated the complex journey of becoming a global advocate to eradicate the world of FGM. She shares her struggles straddling two disparate cultures, how she's building trust among other refugees in Ireland, and what it looks like on the ground to change a deeply ingrained cultural practice so that girls or women no longer have to endure being cut against their will.

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