[109] The terms “maslaha” and “sutura” are often used interchangeably.

It means, ‘God is greater than the highs and the lows.

He was then sewn up and given a “decent private funeral” in the Presbyterian burial ground.

One of the core values of Senegalese culture is “sutura,” Wolof for restraint or discretion.

Mariama Khan, “Sutura (English version), a Mariama Khan Film,” February 25, 2015, WEB (accessed February 9, 2018).

Challenging the dictates of Sutura is a necessary and courageous act by women who are victims of sexual violence.

How to navigate the intricacies of sexual violence in a patriarchal society such as Mali with “sutura” as a dominant cultural norm?

How to navigate the intricacies of sexual violence in a patriarchal society such as Mali with “sutura” as a dominant cultural norm?

According to sutura, people should not flaunt their attributes, they should not draw attention to themselves or be outspoken about their activities and opinions.

He speaks of the subtlety with which such work must be done, in order to not violate the principle of privacy contained in sutura.

Civil society organizations/NGOs (RENIP+, SONGES, Animas Sutura, RAIL Sida, ONEN, MVS, FNPH, OCASS, the Citizen Strategic Monitoring of Health Policies Platform, BALLAL).

Sutura, therefore, is especially at play in matters concerning sex, including safer-sex outreach to address the spread of HIV/AIDS.[108]

[108] Cheikh Niang has written about negotiating the principles of sutura in HIV outreach to and among female sex workers in Senegal.

[109] The terms “maslaha” and “sutura” are often used interchangeably.

It means, ‘God is greater than the highs and the lows.