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The hesitancy in reporting FGM could have something to do with its status as a "cultural issue." Teachers are aware of the racism accusations that may follow from discussing the subject with children from practicing communities and health care workers are unaware of how to question at-risk girls and women. For Gbla, these are excuses for not confronting what FGM really is: child abuse."I am all about celebrating my heritage," says Gbla. "What I do not celebrate is a culture that thinks it's OK to mutilate a little girl. That is child abuse and it can't hide behind culture."It is hoped the New South Wales government's new FGM awareness campaign, which uses translated education resources to target at risk communities, will go some way in combating this. In the UK, a Home Affairs Committee investigation released last year highlighted the problem of "misplaced concern for cultural sensitivities" surrounding FGM, as well as the importance of agency coordination."Policy is currently far from joined up," says No FGM UK founder and sociologist Hilary Burrage. "The challenges of connecting various public services are being addressed only very superficially."The coordination of public services stands at the center of Gbla's online petition to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, which calls for a united approach from child protection services, health care, immigration, and the police."FGM should be everybody's business," she says. "It shouldn't sit under one department or one person's responsibility, it is everyone's responsibility."Follow Phoebe on Twitter."My family feel like I am a traitor." – Khadija Gbla