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The November issue on INTACT's E-Newsletter covers stories from within the African region as well as worldwide reactions on the issue of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). In this issue: Egypt: Inter- African Committee on Traditional Practices (IAC) holds General Assembly/ international conference in Cairo Norway: Action Plan for combating Female Genital Mutilation Finland: NGO's Demand Guidelines to Prevent Female Circumcision Egypt: Egyp's First Lady targets Female Genital Mutilation West- Africa: Cross- border FGM on the Rise Uganda: Female Genital Mutilation banned in Uganda Sierra Leone: Circumcision: A Girls Tale Ethiopia: Religious Leaders from the Afar Region of Etjiopia Issue Declaration to End the Practice of Female Circumcision Liberia: FGM Continues in Rural Secrecy