Jaha's Promise

Jaha's Promise (2017)

March 16th, 20171h 20min

Documentary
78%

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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