WHITE RIBBON DAY FILM – A Girl From Mogadishu – Dir Mary McGuckian
Synopsis:
A Girl from Mogadishu is a true story inspired by the life and work of Irish activist Ifrah Ahmed. The film follows Ifrah from childhood in a refugee camp in Somalia where she was born and subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to Ireland where she is trafficked a teenager and is eventually given political asylum. She then goes on to become one of the world’s foremost international activists against gender-based violence.
Available to watch from Nov 25 – from 7pm
Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Ifrah Foundation in support of ending FGM
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