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Putting the spotlight back on FGM in the Middle East – Wadi at the Women Deliver Conference 2026
12.05.2026. A representative from Wadi joined the Women Deliver 2026 Conference in Australia to discuss the ongoing campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Iraqi-Kurdistan and the broader Middle East. A few weeks ago, Wadi joined thousands of advocates in Melbourne, Australia for Women Deliver 2026. It was a week defined by global solidarity, but […]
“The work to combat female genital mutilation begins with trust”
16.5.2026 Shokh Mohammad from Wadi e. V. talks about her work in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the fight against female genital mutilation. By Jasmin Arémi, Mena-Watch In the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan in Iraq, the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) remains a reality. Although the figures are falling – partly due to […]
Female genital mutilation driven by local customs in southern Iran – study
14.12.2025 By Iran International A study on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province finds the practice is sustained chiefly by family dynamics, gender stereotypes and local customs that often outweigh religious mandates. Published by researchers at Islamic Azad University, the peer-reviewed paper appears in Social Problems of Iran (Autumn 2025) and uses […]
New Report finds Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting in 94 countries
25.2.2025 By End FGM EU Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2025 – A new report has collated evidence of female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) in 94 countries, revealing how this harmful practice exists in more communities than previously recognized and the number of girls and women affected or at risk exceeds earlier estimates. Efforts to end […]
Medicalized Female Genital Mutilation: Faulty Policies, Unwilling Doctors, and Frightened Girls
25.3.2024 Despite all what is said about FGM and its harms, and despite its criminalization, Reem’s mother is still convinced that what she did to her four daughters was a necessity, and she is trying to convince one of them to subject her daughters to this procedure or at least let a doctor check them, […]
“I lost my baby in front of my eyes”, FGM adds to the tragedies facing Yemeni women
21.9.2023 By UNFPA Yemen Hadramout Governorate, Yemen – “I lost my baby in front of my eyes”, tells Safia* 22, from a remote village in Hadramout Governorate. Safia’s marriage was arranged when she turned 21 to a man from a rural and small village in Hadramout. A year later she fell pregnant. “The news of […]
Promising developments in Sudan & the United Arab Emirates
8.6.2020 Female genital mutilation is a global problem and one which requires global action to end it. Research on the existence and prevalence of the practice is critical to the efforts to eradicate the practice. Laws criminalizing FGM provide a cornerstone for national efforts to end the practice. We’ve rounded up significant developments in laws and […]
Feb 6: Wadi speaks on DW about what made success in Kurdistan possible
6.2.2020 “You need to work with the communities, not against them, said Stop FGM Middle East & Asia campaigner Hannah Wettig on Deutsche Welle TV on February 6th.
6th of Feb: WADI announces FGM has dropped to zero in highly effected region in Iraqi Kurdistan
5.2.2020. No new cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) were recorded in Garmian, the South-Eastern region of Kurdistan in Iraq, during the last year. This historic moment will be celebrated on February 6, International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, in the capital of Garmian.
Oman bans unexpectedly Female Genital Mutilation
30.9.2019. Two weeks ago, the Omani Ministry of Social Affairs und Development announced a change in the law protecting children. Now, the convention of the child includes a specific prohibition of female genital mutilation (FGM). This change in law came as a surprise to most observers.