Egypt has announced a complete ban on female circumcision, known as 'genital mutilation', following a public outcry against the practice.
Even though the practice was banned a decade ago in the country, a young girl recently died from the operation, which is still being allowed in "exceptional circumstances".
Human rights groups reacted with horror to the death of the 12-year-old girl in Upper Egypt. The doctor who carried out the operation has been arrested.
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