Dr. Lorraine Koonce Farahmand, Esq., is a Solicitor of England and Wales, New York Attorney and AGS faculty member specializing in women's rights advocacy and FGM issues. In March, she attended a one-day conference at the University of Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall) on the theme: "Contestations around FGM: Activism and the Academy", where she gave a presentation on the legal aspects of female genital mutilation: "Concerning prosecution, what are the benefits, the hurdles and the effects on prevention of committed implementation of the law".