Category Archives: News by Others

National Yemen, by Asma al-Mohattwari, 30.6.2014 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a major problem in several Yemeni provinces as a social tradition, affecting millions of Yemeni girls. Some Yemenis even celebrate the practice, arguing that it is for their happiness and security, while ignoring the negative effects. […] The Yemeni Women’s Union estimates that almost 20% […]

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 Model Governance, by Riddhima Sharma, 12.7.2014 One might think that this is [FGM] prevalent only in Africa, but little do we know that this is one of India’s best kept secrets. It very much exists in India. It is largely practised by the Islamic Shia-Muslim Dawoodi Bohra community, a million strong sect prevalent in Maharashtra, […]

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Daily News Egypt, Marwa Morgan,10.7.2014 The Egyptian Association for Comprehensive Development (EACD) is ardently opposed to female genital mutilation, a traditional practice of cutting a girl’s genitalia to ensure chastity.  But when it sends doctors to speak to low-income Egyptians about the risks of getting their daughters circumcised, the nonprofit dances around the issue. “We […]

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Guardian, Alexandra Topping, 23.6.2014 The Muslim Council of Britain, the country’s largest Muslim organisation, has condemned the practice of female genital mutilation as “un-Islamic” and told its members that FGM risks bringing their religion into disrepute. The influential MCB has for the first time issued explicit guidance, which criticises the practice and says it is […]

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14.06.2014 By StopFGMMideast A new report was just filed to UNCHR about the prevalence of FGM in various regions of Iran. Some excerpts, you can download the whole document here FGM in the Kurdish regions The Kurdish regions of Iran include Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Ilam and south parts of western Azarbaigan province. The majority of the […]

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The Guardian, by Patrick Kingsley, 21.5.2014. A doctor is to stand trial in Egypt on charges of female genital mutilation on Thursday, the first case of its kind in a country where FGM is illegal but widely accepted. Activists warned this week that the landmark case was just one small step towards eradicating the practice, […]

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Aware/rilek1corner, 19.5.2014. Does Female Circumcision happen in Singapore? Yes. In Singapore’s Muslim community, female circumcision involves nicking the prepuce, the skin covering the clitoris. It is markedly different from the more severe forms of genital mutilation. The procedure is usually done on babies or prepubescent children. Circumcisions in Singapore are done by female doctors at […]

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London Evening Standard, by Anna Davis, 14. 5. 2014. A spokesman for the Orchid Project, which campaigns against cutting girls, said it is not illegal in the United Arab Emirates but the ministry of health prohibits it in state hospitals and clinics.  It is not believed there are any laws prohibiting it in Singapore. Julia […]

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DNA, India, by Anam Rizvi, 11.5.2014. The documentary A Pinch of Skin, an attempt to lift silence on this stifled memory, brings together voices of women who suffered the practice. Like millions of other little girls, this one too is being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) with a view to suppressing her sexual urges […]

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