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Insight

Clear Cut (Season 19, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Talk-Show
This week, Insight breaks some deeply held taboos to look at a practice which is as personal as it is controversial. There has been much talk about female genital cutting, also known as female circumcision or female genital mutilation, ...See moreThis week, Insight breaks some deeply held taboos to look at a practice which is as personal as it is controversial. There has been much talk about female genital cutting, also known as female circumcision or female genital mutilation, after several high profile arrests across Australia in recent months. In December 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a review of the current legal framework and said a national summit would be held sometime within the year. Gillard said, 'It is a violation of the human rights of women and girls and there is no place for it here in Australia. Its occurrence in this country cannot be excused by culture." But some women say cultural reasons are valid, and some say that they're still able to lead healthy sex lives and achieve orgasms - even when they've undergone the most severe forms of the procedure. See less
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Updated Feb 19, 2013
Release date
Feb 19, 2013 (Australia)
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1 nomination

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Jenny Brockie primary photo
Jenny Brockie
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Cop it sweet (1991)
Ubah Abdullahi primary photo
Ubah Abdullahi
Self Self   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Fuambai Ahmadu primary photo
Fuambai Ahmadu
Self Self   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Sunju Ahmadu primary photo
Sunju Ahmadu
Self Self   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Alpha Pecos Bah primary photo
Alpha Pecos Bah
Self Self   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Mansura Dopico primary photo
Mansura Dopico
Self Self   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Ramsis Gayed primary photo
Ramsis Gayed
Self (as Dr Ramsis Gayed) Self (as Dr Ramsis Gayed)   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Sonia Grover primary photo
Sonia Grover
Self (as Dr Sonia Grover) Self (as Dr Sonia Grover)   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Ben Mathews primary photo
Ben Mathews
Self - Queensland University of Technology Self - Queensland University of Technology   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Isse Musse primary photo
Isse Musse
Self (as Sheikh Isse Musse) Self (as Sheikh Isse Musse)   See fewer
Insight (1995)
Juliana Nkrumah primary photo
Juliana Nkrumah
Self Self   See fewer
SBS World News (2002)
Vivienne Strong primary photo
Vivienne Strong
Self - NSW FGM Program Manager Self - NSW FGM Program Manager   See fewer
Insight (1995)
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