FGM/C Shifting Sands

Author: Guest Author

FGM experimental stats

The mists begin to clear on FGM statistics

October 10, 2016 Comments Off on The mists begin to clear on FGM statistics

Readers may recall that I have long been interested

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Gross-out feminism

Gross-out feminism is just plain gross

October 7, 2016 Comments Off on Gross-out feminism is just plain gross

The new feminism’s focus on the body is a step backwards.

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Bondo/Sande initiation in Sierra Leone

Women’s Empowerment in Sierra Leone’s Sande/Bondo Society

August 10, 2016 Comments Off on Women’s Empowerment in Sierra Leone’s Sande/Bondo Society

It is rare to come across an article that describes

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FGM blog Dawoodi Bohra

Dawoodi Bohra woman engages in FGM ‘battle’

April 8, 2016 Comments Off on Dawoodi Bohra woman engages in FGM ‘battle’

My name is Rashida Mustafa

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Cultural change after migration

Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities

February 24, 2016 Comments Off on Cultural change after migration: Circumcision of girls in Western migrant communities

This paper reviews the current knowledge

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Worrying questions about expert evidence at FGM trials

Men do not benefit from the FGM tradition

February 2, 2016 Comments Off on Men do not benefit from the FGM tradition

It is always a problem when traditional beliefs conflict with modern values.

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FGM & Criminal Law

Role of the Criminal Law in Anti-FGM Campaigns

January 25, 2016 Comments Off on Role of the Criminal Law in Anti-FGM Campaigns

Criminalisation may not be the best means of stopping FGM

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21st century 'FGM'?

There is no place for ‘FGM’ in the 21st Century?

January 15, 2016 Comments Off on There is no place for ‘FGM’ in the 21st Century?

Fuambai Sia Ahmadu responds to the discussion on FGM between herself and Nimco Ali,

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FGM and freedom

FGM campaigns: advancing the cause of freedom?

November 20, 2015 Comments Off on FGM campaigns: advancing the cause of freedom?

How do you rate in these two tests

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FGM PID submission

PID submission: FGM now, what next?

November 14, 2015 Comments Off on PID submission: FGM now, what next?

The government has done much

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