For her family, her FGM was a cause of joy. For Mariam, it was day of horror

Egyptian campaigner tells how trauma of her own procedure led her to make different choice for her daughter, despite her mother’s objections

I witnessed FGM. That’s why I know we need to talk about it

I saw my cousin being cut and faced a wall of silence when I tried to discuss it: the only way we’ll stop FGM, no matter where it occurs, is by breaking down that silence

UN calls for FGM zero tolerance after a year in which the world woke up

Following 12 months of historic change and growing FGM awareness, UN calls for concrete action against cutting girls and women

My mother’s refusal to undergo FGM has given me licence to dream

To mark international day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, Miriam Jerotich tells how her mother gave her the freedom to define her own identity

Doctors and nurses to record FGM concerns on children’s NHS records

Moves to improve UK response announced amid fears in medical profession after controversial trial of doctor for female genital mutilation

FGM affects three times more people in the US than previously thought

Campaigners call for action to deal with ‘state of emergency’ as figures show more than 500,000 US women are living with or at risk from consequences

Republicans hope latest anti-Obamacare bill will be first to reach president’s desk

Decision to hold another seemingly meaningless vote comes ahead of more serious threat to the Act – the supreme court’s hearing of King v Burwell case

Mexico’s latest way to beat the obesity epidemic: make commuters do squats for free subway tickets

Kate Carter: The country is one of the world’s fattest nations, but can making people do 10 squats in exchange for a metro ride be anything more than a gimmick?

Crisis pregnancy centres, Brian Souter, and the anti-abortion pound

Jo Tacon: The Stagecoach boss’s donation raises more questions about anti-abortion propaganda in centres designed to offer impartial advice

Spain asks parents to sign declaration to protect daughters from FGM

Protocol says girls from countries where female genital mutilation is practised should meet doctors before and after visits