UneasySeabass

Hi! Thanks for doing this AMA. I have a few questions.

• Is FGM (female genital mutilation) a large problem in Iraq?
• Is FGM getting worse or more prominent as ISIS becomes more and more powerful?

How likely are you to get this parasite of you have one or two cats you live with?

Thank you very much for answering. FGM is a horrible inhumane practice and I am glad that UNICEF is confident in their efforts.

If you have time again I would like to ask what are some of the cultural challenges when attempting to dissuade people from practicing FGM? It seems to me like it would be very difficult to remove something ingrained in a culture even if there is good reason. Maybe I am wrong about how ingrained in the local culture it actually is and it is easier to eliminate the practice than I thought?

This is accurate. I am a lifeguard myself, and in our training they went over the idea of zone overlap ad-nauseum. While I am on duty, if another guard has to jump in I cover their zone. If I can get to someone in another guards 'zone' before they would notice, I jump in and get the person out.

No. I was saying you are correct. Just reinforcing your comment.