Associate Professor at Columbia University of Public Health DR. NAHID TOUBIA. She is from Sudan, and was the first woman surgeon in her country. TOUBIA is director of "Rainbo" a research and information organization dedicated to the health and human rights of women, particularly women's reproductive and sexual rights. They've begun a campaign against female genital mutilation. TOUBIA has written a report: "Female Genital Mutilation: A Call for Global Action." (for copies contact: Women, Ink., 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY, (212) 687-8633.) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (REBROADCAST from 3/27/96)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00 Interview with DR. NAHID TOUBIA continued. Interview with DR. NAHID TOUBIA continued. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPYOn today's Fresh air -- the psychological, physical, sexual and cultural consequences of female genital mutilation. We talk with DR. NAHID TOUBIA, a surgeon from Sudan who heads a global campaign for eradicating this intiation rite practiced on young girls. That's coming up on Fresh Air.
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