nytimes September 20, 2021 6:00pm This Kenyan Activist Said No to ‘the Cut’ #booksandliterature #thegirlsinthewildfigtreehowifoughttosavemyselfmysisterandthousandsofgirlsworldwidebook #womenandgirls #childrenandchildhood #femalegenitalmutilation #kenya #contenttypepersonalprofile #lengetenice #butlerwitterelizabeth #news This Kenyan Activist Said No to ‘the Cut’ In her memoir, “The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree,” Nice Leng’ete tells the story of her courageous fight against female genital mutilation.