Sierra Leone First Lady Faces Backlash Over FGM Stance
Fatima Maada Bio is under fire for refusing to condemn female genital mutilation without seeing 'reliable data' on the practice's harms.
<p>Exclusive: health professionals, survivors and politicians voice concerns in open letter over comments by Fatima Maadi Bio, who denies supporting the practice</p><p>The first lady of Sierra Leone has denied that she supports female genital mutilation amid rising anger around her perceived approval of the practice.</p><p>But in an exclusive response to the Guardian, Fatima Maada Bio, the wife of President Julius Maada Bio, also said she would not openly condemn FGM until she saw โreliable data...