Author: Bríd Hehir
The moral licensing of FGM actors
I’ve recently come across the term ‘moral licensing’ and think it usefully explains how and why actors in the FGM industry behave as they do.
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Tory leadership and PM hopefuls’ views on FGM
Tory leadership and prime ministerial (PM) hopefuls,
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Controversy over Female Circumcision in Sierra Leone
The smouldering controversy over the illegality of female circumcision in Sierra Leone
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NHS FGM Prevention Programme needs evaluating
The Department of Health and NHS England’s FGM Prevention Programme urgently needs evaluating
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Brexit and FGM: Migration reduces incidence
While the Brexit Party’s success dominates the agenda, and the Prime Minister prepares to leave Downing St.,
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Working with the FGM laws: challenges and opportunities
Professionals could learn a lot from communities about FGM.
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How much of a problem is FGM in the UK?
The recent FGM trial at the Old Bailey where a mother was convicted
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Somali experience of FGM safeguarding in Bristol
The trauma, victimisation and sense of disempowerment that Bristol Somalis
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FGM data is misinterpreted and misunderstood
A recent Committee of cross-party MPs discussed the need
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FGM: People have moved on. Why don’t campaigners?
Although families and communities who may have or used to practice FGM have moved on,
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