{"id":1388,"date":"2017-08-14T21:31:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T20:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haloproject.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2017-08-14T21:31:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T20:31:06","slug":"the-curse-of-blades-and-powders-fgm-in-somaliland-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haloproject.org.uk\/blog\/the-curse-of-blades-and-powders-fgm-in-somaliland-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"The curse of blades and powders: FGM in Somaliland \u2013 in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almost all women aged 15 to 49 in the east African state of Somaliland have suffered female genital mutilation. But a campaign to highlight the physical and psychological damage caused by the practice is starting to have an impact<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery__figcaption\">\n<div class=\"gallery__caption\">Somalia has one of the world\u2019s highest rates of female genital mutilation. In the self-declared autonomous state of Somaliland,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ednahospital.org\/tag\/female-genital-mutilation\/\">an estimated 97%<\/a>\u00a0of girls and women have suffered in this way<\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/gallery\/2017\/aug\/11\/female-genital-mutilation-in-somaliland-in-pictures#img-6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"u-responsive-ratio\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/868ce6e733843f6926084a6c1a3b10bcdbc78e62\/0_0_5760_3840\/master\/5760.jpg?w=1010&amp;q=20&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=ebd456f75737f7983d6295b5c45c1309 2020w\" media=\"(min-width: 1300px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 1300px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" sizes=\"1010px\" \/><source 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