Jaha's Promise (2017)
• March 16th, 2017 • 1h 20min
Documentary
Overview
A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally.
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