International

Female Genital Mutilation and Social Media

Description

This book explores the phenomenon of anti-FGMC social media activism. Against a backdrop of over 200 million girls and women worldwide affected by FGM, this volume examines key global online campaigns to end the practice, involving leading virtual platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Drawing from twenty-one fieldwork interviews with anti-FGM activists, frontline practitioners and survivors, the volume investigates opportunities and challenges inherent to cyberspace.

Author

Christina Julios

Resource Type

Reports, Advocacy

Geographical Scope