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'''Jaha Dukureh''' (born 1989 or 1990)<ref name=guardian1 /><ref name=cnn /> is a [[Gambia]]n women's right activist and anti-[[female genital mutilation]] campaigner.<ref name=guardian1>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/12/jaha-dukureh-washington-female-genital-mutilation|title=Jaha Dukureh: 'In Washington, they don't want to talk about vaginas'|last1=Topping|first1=Alexandra|date=12 May 2014|access-date=11 June 2016|website=The Guardian}}</ref> Dukureh became the first [[UN Women]] [[Goodwill Ambasaddor]] for Africa. <ref> {{Cite web|url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/2/press-release-un-women-announces-jaha-dukureh-as-regional-goodwill-ambassador}}</ref> Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in The Gambia when she was a little more than a week old.<ref name=cnn /> She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls, an organization working to end FGM,<ref>http://www.safehandsforgirls.org/</ref> and was the lead campaigner in ''The Guardian''{{'}}s End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign.<ref name="2guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/time-100-fgm-campaigner-jaha-dukureh-makes-prestigious-list|title=Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list|date=21 April 2016|access-date=11 June 2016|last1=Daly|first1=Claire|website=The Guardian}}</ref> In April 2016, she was named to the [[Time 100|2016 ''Time'' 100]] list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2016/apr/22/jaha-dukureh-from-fgm-survivor-to-times-most-influential-list-video|title=Jaha Dukureh: From FGM survivor to Time’s ‘most influential’ list – video|last=McConnell|first=Fred|date=22 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2017|last2=Ochagavia|first2=Ekaterina|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|last3=Baqué|first3=Irene|last4=Carson|first4=Mary|last5=theguardian.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/time-100-fgm-campaigner-jaha-dukureh-makes-prestigious-list|title=Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list|last=Daly|first=Claire|date=21 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Dukureh was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in February 2018 by Norwegian Politician [[ Jette F. Christensen]]. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.mydomaine.com/jaha-dukureh-interview--5ab94d2f52a14}}</ref>. A feature film about Jaha's life called Jaha's Promise <ref> |
'''Jaha Dukureh''' (born 1989 or 1990)<ref name=guardian1 /><ref name=cnn /> is a [[Gambia]]n women's right activist and anti-[[female genital mutilation]] campaigner.<ref name=guardian1>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/12/jaha-dukureh-washington-female-genital-mutilation|title=Jaha Dukureh: 'In Washington, they don't want to talk about vaginas'|last1=Topping|first1=Alexandra|date=12 May 2014|access-date=11 June 2016|website=The Guardian}}</ref> Dukureh became the first [[UN Women]] [[Goodwill Ambasaddor]] for Africa. <ref> {{Cite web|url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/2/press-release-un-women-announces-jaha-dukureh-as-regional-goodwill-ambassador}}</ref> Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in The Gambia when she was a little more than a week old.<ref name=cnn /> She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls, an organization working to end FGM,<ref>http://www.safehandsforgirls.org/</ref> and was the lead campaigner in ''The Guardian''{{'}}s End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign.<ref name="2guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/time-100-fgm-campaigner-jaha-dukureh-makes-prestigious-list|title=Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list|date=21 April 2016|access-date=11 June 2016|last1=Daly|first1=Claire|website=The Guardian}}</ref> In April 2016, she was named to the [[Time 100|2016 ''Time'' 100]] list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2016/apr/22/jaha-dukureh-from-fgm-survivor-to-times-most-influential-list-video|title=Jaha Dukureh: From FGM survivor to Time’s ‘most influential’ list – video|last=McConnell|first=Fred|date=22 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2017|last2=Ochagavia|first2=Ekaterina|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|last3=Baqué|first3=Irene|last4=Carson|first4=Mary|last5=theguardian.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/time-100-fgm-campaigner-jaha-dukureh-makes-prestigious-list|title=Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list|last=Daly|first=Claire|date=21 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Dukureh was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in February 2018 by Norwegian Politician [[ Jette F. Christensen]]. <ref> {{Cite web|url=https://www.mydomaine.com/jaha-dukureh-interview--5ab94d2f52a14}}</ref>. A feature film about Jaha's life called Jaha's Promise <ref> |
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{{ Cite web| url=https://www.jahaspromise.com}}</ref> was released by Accidental Pictures and ''[[The Guardian]]''; a TV version of the film has already been shown in more than 10 countries will also be shown in FGM-practising countries, distributed by First Hand Films. |
{{ Cite web| url=https://www.jahaspromise.com}}</ref> was released by Accidental Pictures and ''[[The Guardian]]''; a TV version of the film has already been shown in more than 10 countries will also be shown in FGM-practising countries, distributed by First Hand Films. |
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Jaha Dukureh (born 1989 or 1990)[1][2] is a Gambian women's right activist and anti-female genital mutilation campaigner.[1] Dukureh became the first UN Women Goodwill Ambasaddor for Africa. [3] Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in The Gambia when she was a little more than a week old.[2] She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls, an organization working to end FGM,[4] and was the lead campaigner in The Guardian's End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign.[5] In April 2016, she was named to the 2016 Time 100 list.[6] [7] Dukureh was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in February 2018 by Norwegian Politician Jette F. Christensen. [8]. A feature film about Jaha's life called Jaha's Promise [9] was released by Accidental Pictures and The Guardian; a TV version of the film has already been shown in more than 10 countries will also be shown in FGM-practising countries, distributed by First Hand Films.
Life
Dukureh was born in The Gambia. She was subjected to Type III female genital mutilation when she was one week old.[1] After her mother's death, she moved to New York City at the age of 15 for an arranged marriage that had been planned years earlier.[1][10] After experiencing difficulty consummating her marriage, she underwent surgery to undo the infibulation, which she likened to "[going] through the FGM all over again".[1][2] Dukureh's marriage dissolved and she moved in with family members. She managed to enroll in a New York City high school after being rejected by 10 other schools because she did not have the consent of a legal guardian.[1] At 17, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and remarried.[1]
Dukureh earned a Bachelor's degree in business administration management at Georgia Southwestern State University in 2013.[11] That year, she founded Safe Hands for Girls, an anti-FGM non-profit organization.[12][2] Dukureh became an American citizen in late 2015.[2] Dukureh also has a Master's degree in Non-Profit Management from The University of Central Florida in 2018. [13]
Dukureh's activism led to the banning of female genital mutilation in The Gambia.[14][12]
Dukureh currently resides in Atlanta.[1] As of June 2016[update], The Guardian developed a film about Dukureh's life.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Topping, Alexandra (12 May 2014). "Jaha Dukureh: 'In Washington, they don't want to talk about vaginas'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Somra, Gena (4 January 2016). "One woman's journey to American Dream includes a crusade". CNN. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/2/press-release-un-women-announces-jaha-dukureh-as-regional-goodwill-ambassador.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://www.safehandsforgirls.org/
- ^ a b Daly, Claire (21 April 2016). "Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ McConnell, Fred; Ochagavia, Ekaterina; Baqué, Irene; Carson, Mary; theguardian.com (22 April 2016). "Jaha Dukureh: From FGM survivor to Time's 'most influential' list – video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Daly, Claire (21 April 2016). "Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ https://www.mydomaine.com/jaha-dukureh-interview--5ab94d2f52a14.
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https://www.jahaspromise.com.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Sweeney, Tanya. "Inspiring victim of female genital mutilation (27) is now campaigning to save other girls - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Bonds Staples, Gracies (21 April 2016). "Time magazine honors Atlanta woman's fight to end genital mutilation". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ a b Mourgere, Isabelle (19 May 2016). "La militante anti-excision, Jaha Dukureh, au top 100 du Time magazine" [Anti-FGM activist Jaha Dukureh in the Time top 100]. TV5Monde (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ https://today.ucf.edu/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-graduate-ucf/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Lyons, Kate (24 November 2015). "The Gambia bans female genital mutilation". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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