background – n. the experiences, knowledge, education, etc., in a person's past
norm – n. standards of proper or acceptable behavior
face down – expression to confront someone in a resolute or determined manner
stand up for – expression to take the side of someone or something; to defend someone or something.
female genital mutilation – n. the cutting, or partial or total removal, of the external female genitalia for religious, cultural or other non-medical reasons
suture – v. to sew together (a cut, wound, etc.)
translator – n. a person who changes words written or spoken in one language into a different language
bulletproof – adj. made to stop bullets from going through
systematic – adj. using a careful system or method; done according to a system
Holocaust – n. the killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during World War II