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In late 2015, Alexandra Demetrianova, a journalist, traveled to Africa to report on the ritual of 'entering femininity' and gaining social status within the Masai community. The practice involves female gentile mutation (FGM) of infants and young girls. FGM occurs by virtue of tradition and for religious reasons and takes place in different regions. The latest UN estimations show that approximately 8,500 women and girls are harmed by FGM daily and around 140 million women and girls worldwide are victims of FGM. Alexandra Demetrianova, will share her impressions of the issue and reflects on how it is reported and documented in different regions. She will be joined by a panel of speakers who have been active in <span class="text_exposed_show">documenting and reporting on the practice.
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<strong>About the Speaker:</strong>
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<div id="id_56eb97c4dd7f76049872254" class="text_exposed_root text_exposed"><span class="text_exposed_show"><img class="wp-image-2147 alignleft" src="http://asiacentre.co.th/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alexandra-Demetrianova.png" alt="Alexandra Demetrianova" width="145" height="160" />Alexandra Demetrianova <em>is a freelance journalist and former Southeast Asia/Asia correspondent for Slovak Radio – the public broadcaster in Slovakia. For four years she has been covering Thailand and the wider region for radio and major Slovak press titles. As a sole Slovak correspondent in Asia, she has also focused on commentary and analysis of China, Japan, Korea, and India. Alexandra studied journalism and mass media at Comenius University and later Pan-European University in Bratislava, Slovakia, where she achieved Bachelor of Arts in 2010. She went on to do a Master's degree at Thammasat University in Bangkok, where she extended her work to academic research and event projects.</em></span></div>
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