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“The work to combat female genital mutilation begins with trust”
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Female genital mutilation driven by local customs in southern Iran – study
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New Report finds Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting in 94 countries
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Medicalized Female Genital Mutilation: Faulty Policies, Unwilling Doctors, and Frightened Girls
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“I lost my baby in front of my eyes”, FGM adds to the tragedies facing Yemeni women
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Countering Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Iraq
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Promising developments in Sudan & the United Arab Emirates
Wadi talks on Deutsche Welle about FGM in Asia
27.8.2018 The German women’s rights organization Terre des Femmes just came out with new figures about female genital mutilation (FGM): More than 65.000 women and girls are cut in Germany, 12 percent more than the last estimate. This rise is mainly due to an influx of refugees from Somalia, Eritrea and Iraq in recent years. […]
New Study: Almost 100 percent women mutilated in region of Oman – Time to act!
23.8.2018. The newest survey on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Oman bears shocking results: 95,5 percent of women reported to be mutilated. For the survey 200 women of different ages and educational backgrounds were interviewed in the governorate of Dakhiliyah during the last three months of 2017.
Report on Children’s right activism in Iran
14.11.2017. The London-based research lab “Small Media” has published a report on children’s rights and activism in Iran. The report gives a good overview on the issues child marriage, FGM and child labor, education and health. It discusses in detail some local associations and activist platforms, namely the Stop FGM Iran and Stop Early Marriage […]
Hormozgan, Iran: Meetings with scholars on FGM
26.10.2017. By Rayehe Mozafarian After numerous reports on FGM in Hormozgan by various associations and publishing materials, finally one of the provincial governors of Hormozgan acknowledged the problem and announced to act: Director General of the Office of Social and Cultural Affairs of Hormozgan Governorate has stated that we will have meetings with scholars on […]
Ending Female Genital Mutilation among Kurds: Couple Approach in Iranian Journal
7.6.2017. By Osman Mahmoudi Despite some successes in ending FGM among Kurdish people in Iran the rate of abandonment has been slow. Based on Osman Mahmoudi’s and Elham Houseini’s study on Psychosexual complications of Female Genital Mutilation for couples, published recently in the Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, the couple developed now a new […]
Six year old Girl died in Iraqi-Kurdistan after being mutilated
30.5.2017. Athough Female Genital Mutilation is banned by law in Iraqi-Kurdistan since 2011 and numbers of newly mutilated girls are dropping significantly since then, still many girls are subjected to this cruel practice.
Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM: Progress in Asia
Press release by WADI / Stop FGM Middle East & Asia February 6th 2017. On the seventh official International Day of Zero Tolerance to female genital mutilation (FGM), it has been 13 years, that WADI first brought the issue FGM happening in Asia, in this case Iraq, to the international agenda. In this last decade […]
Heartland study shows steep decline of FGM rates in Iraqi Kurdistan
10.1.2017. By Stop FGM Middle East. A study by the Heartland Alliance in cooperation with Unicef and the High Council of Women Affairs shows a dramatic decrease in rates of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Northern Iraq when comparing mothers and daughters. Among mothers surveyed 44,8% reported to be cut compared to 10,7% of their […]
Short film: Razor and Tradition
26.10.16. Our partner Rayehe Mozafarian made a short film about FGM in Iran which shows that it is still done in the villages to curb a girl’s lust and desire. But the tradition is fading because apparently some Mollahs have recommended to stop it (with English subtitles).
Survey: Majority of religious leaders pro FGM in Kermansheh, Iran
11.8.2016. By Stop FGM Middle East. A recent survey among Sunni religous scholars in the Iranian province of Kermansheh shows that a majority of them (67%) believe that “female circumcision” is religiously obligatory or at least recommended for girls and women. In this province in the West of Iran, female genital mutilation (FGM) is practiced […]
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Putting the spotlight back on FGM in the Middle East – Wadi at the Women Deliver Conference 2026
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FGM in Iraq: More research needed after succesful campaign in Kurdistan led to ban of harmful practice
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Conference on 6th of Feb: Long-term approach to eradicate FGM in Iraqi Kurdistan yields results
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Feb 6: Wadi speaks on DW about what made success in Kurdistan possible
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6th of Feb: WADI announces FGM has dropped to zero in highly effected region in Iraqi Kurdistan
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Oman bans unexpectedly Female Genital Mutilation
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Study finds: FGM is practiced by Saudi women