Efua Dorkenoo

Efua Dorkenoo is the author of "Cutting the Rose: Female Genital Mutilation: The Practice and Its Prevention," widely considered one of the definitive sources of information on the practice. She has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for her work on women's health, and she received an international human rights award from Equality Now. She is currently a member of the World Health Organization Study Group on FGM and serves as an advisor and a consultant on the issue to several...See more

Efua Dorkenoo is the author of "Cutting the Rose: Female Genital Mutilation: The Practice and Its Prevention," widely considered one of the definitive sources of information on the practice. She has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for her work on women's health, and she received an international human rights award from Equality Now. She is currently a member of the World Health Organization Study Group on FGM and serves as an advisor and a consultant on the issue to several networks, groups, and agencies. She lives in London. See less