NAIROBI, Kenya — Trying to stop a bloody ritual undergone by millions of Muslim women in sub-Saharan Africa and the Arab world, health activists are trying a new appeal: They’re citing the Quran.
Activists cite Quran to end ritual
Many are using the Muslim holy book to protest female genital mutilation
Saturday, June 2, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 10:02 a.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008
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