Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped.

Mama tied a blindfold over my eyes. The next thing I felt my flesh was being cut away. I heard the blade sawing back and forth through my skin. The pain between my legs was so intense I wished I would die.

Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.

Give love and share happiness with the people around you, and never give up fighting for what you believe in.

I belong nowhere and to no one.

Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.

I love life. I wish I could live another 500 years, truly. There is so much to do. I don't feel bitter or angry or disappointed. If anything, I am very grateful for where I come from. I have absolutely no regrets.