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Ousmane Sembene, the 81-year-old Senegalese filmmaker, is often referred to as the father of African cinema, but he is a patriarch with evident feminist sympathies. Set in a village in Burkina Faso, his latest film tackles the subject of female genital mutilation, but its political resonance is hardly limited to the parts of Africa where that custom is practiced. The ritual mutilation of genitals and female circumcision in particular are severe and very detestable crimes against humanity youtu.be/HCgCZVPQk7s
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:32:25 +0000

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