orders not to go to school.

Female genital mutilation in Africa and Middle east still continue even though their are attempt to educate and change people's mindset.At least 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. In most of these cases, the majority of girls were cut before age five. In these instances, proper anesthesia is rarely used or is ineffective, causing severe pain. Female circumcision is a violation of the rights of girls and women. The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution banning it because the practice is harmful and a serious threat to women. Because it is often carried out without consent, and forcibly against a girl’s will, it also contravenes treaties such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Saudi Arabian womancontinue to be denied the right to, up till recently, the right to drive.The denial of access to public areas and facilities such as sport arenas are also actively enforced in countries like Iran and Afghanistan, demonstrating suppression of the simplest woman's rights and freedomSaudi Arabia held a historic election for municipal councils where for the first time, women were given the right to vote and to run for office. Moreover, today, Saudi women are obtaining access to areas which were previously forbidden to them. Some are now lawyers, pharmacist and even appointed to head the stock exchange or a large bank.

Female politicians like current Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Us secretary of state Hillary Clinton have demonstrated growing political prominence of woman in the modern world.As