When Jaha Dukureh created a Change.org petition to tackle female genital mutilation, or “female circumcision,” in the United States last year, her goal was modest: 1,000 supporters. [+info]
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Why Some Women Choose to Get Circumcised
An anthropologist discusses some common misconceptions about female genital cutting, including the idea that men force women to undergo the procedure. [+info]
Posted in News, World Tagged with: 2015, Anthropology, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Interview, Representations, World
The Complexity of Female Circumcision: Your Thoughts
Many readers were jarred by an Atlantic interview with an anthropologist who tackled a controversial question: What if some women choose to get cut—and even celebrate it? [+info]
Posted in News, World Tagged with: 2015, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Interview, Perceptions, Representations, World
Nigeria’s bill targeting FGM is a positive step, but must be backed by investment
A gender violence law seeking to ban female genital mutilation must be supported by efforts to tackle the attitudes that underpin abuses against women. [+info]
Nigeria’s female genital mutilation ban is important precedent, say campaigners
As the outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan, bans FGM in one of his final acts, groups look to the last African nations who have not yet made it illegal [+info]
The Gambia bans female genital mutilation
The Gambia has announced it will ban female genital mutilation (FGM) after the Guardian launched a global campaign to end the practice. [+info]
Under the Knife
Last month, Nigeria became the most recent African country to formally banfemale genital mutilation, a barbaric practice performed on 150 million girls across the world. The move was cheered around the globe, but the celebration was tinged with some reservation. Realistically,…
FGM is a form of torture, but the law alone cannot end it in this country
Yesterday was an historic day. It was the day that the first prosecution under the FGM Act 2003 was concluded, with the jury acquitting both defendants, a doctor for performing FGM and another man for inciting FGM. [+info]
