Word: mohamud
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Dates: during 1994-1994
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...Colorado Democrat favors economic sanctions against countries that tolerate genital mutilation. But many African-born women who live in the U.S. are opposed. "Sanctions are stupid," says Dr. Asha Mohamud, a Somali-born pediatrician in Washington. "The practice is not being done intentionally to harm anyone. Mothers do it in good faith for their children. If you cut funding to these countries, you are hurting the people you want to protect. The goal should be to improve the economic and educational status of women...
...Toubia, a Sudanese-born obstetrician in New York City. "It suggests, 'I, Alice Walker, save the beautiful children who are being tortured by their own people.' It's like saying Harlem women give their children AIDS because they don't love them. In reality it's more complex." Adds Mohamud: "You can't threaten or dictate to people on this issue. It's not going to stop overnight...