ABC News Nightline : [female genital mutilation] /
Ted Koppel examines the practice of female genital mutilation, also called female circumsion. The program specifically focusses on whether the United States should grant asylum to women who flee their native country and come to the U.S. because of their fear of this practice. He interviews David Ma...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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ABC News,
1996.
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| Summary: | Ted Koppel examines the practice of female genital mutilation, also called female circumsion. The program specifically focusses on whether the United States should grant asylum to women who flee their native country and come to the U.S. because of their fear of this practice. He interviews David Martin, General Counsel for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and Fauziya Kassindja, a young woman from Togo seeking asylum to escape female circumcision. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast on television on May 2, 1996. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |