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Girls as young as four subjected to FGM in Iraqi Kurdistan

Summary by The New Arab
More than a decade after legal bans and public awareness campaigns, female genital mutilation (FGM) continues to affect young girls in parts of Iraqi Kurdistan, according to data from a German–Iraqi NGO. Wadi, an organisation campaigning against FGM in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for nearly 20 years, reported 74 cases involving girls under 10 last year in the Raparin district of Sulaimaniyah province. The announcement came during a panel discus…

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The New Arab broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
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