Khalid Adem

Male, Person

1975 –

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Who is Khalid Adem?

Khalid Adem is an Ethiopian American who was both the first person prosecuted and first person convicted for female genital mutilation in the United States, stemming from charges that he had personally excised his 2-year-old daughter's clitoris with a pair of scissors.

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Born
1975
Religion
  • Islam
Nationality
  • United States of America

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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