<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/endfgm-what-was-taken-away-from-me-is-now-back-in-my-life/av-18677827?maca=en-Life-links-en-15859-xml-mrss"><img src="https://static.dw.com/image/18670860_302.jpg" width="460" height="259" alt="" title="" border="0" /></a>For a long time Mariam wouldn't talk about her FGM. She felt alone and withdrew. But reconstructive surgery and the ability to speak openly in Germany has given her hope.

For a long time Mariam wouldn't talk about her FGM. She felt alone and withdrew. But reconstructive surgery and the ability to speak openly in Germany has given her hope.

<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/endfgm-what-was-taken-away-from-me-is-now-back-in-my-life/av-18677827?maca=en-Life-links-en-15859-xml-mrss" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>For a long time Mariam wouldn't talk about her FGM. She felt alone and withdrew. But reconstructive surgery and the ability to speak openly in Germany has given her hope.

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