If there were a better balance of stories in the media then this would be much less of an issue. In the west most of stories about the rest focus on the "barbar

If there were a better balance of stories in the media then this would be much less of an issue. In the west most of stories about the rest focus on the "barbaric" aspects. FGM, despotic dictators, Islamic extremists. If there was an equal representation of all of the kind, loving Muslims working for peace, and all of the compassionate rural mothers and grandmothers that make up the majority of Africans then people would be less sensitive on these issues. It's not about judging individual practices, it's about our subconscious application of those values to a much broader set of people than what is true or just. I don't think that censorship is the right word. But for every time you write about FGM, find a story about an inspiring African grandmother and write about that as well.