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New study reveals FGM practiced in Kerala, India
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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
Culture and Rights: The Struggle From Within to End Female Genital Cutting
April 25, 2016. By Anubha Bhonsle Ashraf and Shazia use the word “guilt” often.* Their voices tremble as they rewind to the day when they read an article in an Indian magazine, Manorama, that opened their eyes to the reality of khatna – the practice of female genital mutilation among their community. “We felt guilt […]
Guardian: Three sentenced to 15 months in landmark female genital mutilation trial
18.3.2016. A former midwife, a mother of two girls and a Dawoodi Bohra community leader sentenced over mutilation of two young girls in Australia’s first criminal prosecution for FGM A retired nurse, a mother of two girls and a Dawoodi Bohra community leader have each been sentenced to a maximum 15 months in prison after […]
The Guardian reports about FGM in Dagestan
10.3.2016. It is not the first time that we hear about FGM in Dagestan. But so far, we only had hints from Russian media. Now, the Guardian reports about a magazine in Dagestan which makes FGM a topic. “The magazine also draws attention to the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). “I was recently sent […]
DW: Changing minds about genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan
3.3.2016. High rates of female genital mutilation set Iraqi Kurdistan apart from the rest of the country. More than the men, it is the women who keep the cruel tradition alive. Florian Neuhof reports from the Iraqi countryside. In the hamlet of Tirpaspyan, a loudspeaker crackles into life, summoning the local women to the village […]
+972: How Arab women fought female genital mutilation in Israel
28.2.2016. Just 20 years ago, female genital mutilation was an accepted practice in six Bedouin tribes in southern Israel. Jewish researchers couldn’t figure out why the practice disappeared — because they didn’t talk to the Arab women’s group fighting it. By Eli Aminov on Blog +972 Half a century ago, one didn’t need to go […]
Talking to circumcisers in Iran: Kind women, violent tradition
22.2.2016. By Rayehe Mozafarian More than 7000 communities across Africa are working to abandon FGM. But there are some other countries in the Middle East and Asia where FGM is also common as a tradition. Despite the efforts of some organizations in the Middle East and Asia mutual cooperation between the respective governments and international […]
Now This: Up to 72% of Kurdish Women in Iraq suffer female genital mutilation
9.2.2016. Up to 72% of Kurdish women in Iraq still suffer genital mutila…Female genital mutilation is still too common in too many places
Uncut Voices: FGM where you wouldn’t expect to find it – in IRAN
6.2.2016. by Uncut Voices. When Kameel Ahmady, an aid worker in Africa, encountered FGM, he was at first unsuspecting of the discovery that awaited him on return to his native Iran. Yes, he knew ‘circumcision’ of girls took place in his country, but the secret had been so well-kept that he “was shocked to discover […]
FGM: Slow progress when talking to the UN about numbers
5.2.2016, by Stop FGM Middle East UNICEF just came out with new numbers on FGM. Instead of 140 million, the United Nations Children’s fund now estimates the number of women and girls having undergone female genital mutilation worldwide to be at least 200 million. Those extra 60 million come from adding Indonesia to the list […]
Day of Zero Tolerance: Campaign in Kurdistan in danger
Stop FGM Middle East Press Release, Suleymaniah and Berlin, February 6th 2016 After a most successful year campaigning against female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iraqi Kurdistan and many countries in the Middle East and Asia, WADI has to announce that large parts of the campaign will not continue.
United Nations Population Fund: Speaking out against female genital mutilation in Indonesia
4.2.2016 Source: United Nations Population Fund – Press Release/Statement JAKARTA, Indonesia – “The day before I was discharged by the midwife, my daughter was circumcised. She is now three weeks old. When she becomes an adult, she will pray five times a day and read the Al Quran,” says Rosa, a young woman living in […]
India Today: Women Slam Cruel Tradition Of Female Circumcision
4.2.2016. Women from Dawoodi Bohra community have petitioned the government to ban the medieval and unscientific practice of female genital mutilation.
Female Genital Mutilation footmark in south of Iran
3.2.2015. On the occasion of International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, we are featuring a background on the practice of FGM in the province of Hormozgan in Southern Iran. Our partner Rayehe Mozafarian who has done a study in that region is reporting about her encounters with traditional midwifes.
Beyond the Hijab: Let’s Talk About “Sunat Perempuan”
2.2.2016. On the occasion of International Day of Zero Tolerance towards FGM, women activists in Singapore have started a series on “sunat perempuan” on their blog “Beyond the Hijab”. This is the first entry which also talks about the workshop and regional meeting WADI and AWARE orgnized together in Singapore.
Unicef: Abandoning female genital mutilation, one village at a time
MURTKA, Iraq, 26 January 2016 — They remembered the day they were cut as if it was yesterday. Most said it happened around the age of five or six. To them, it’s the day they lost their trust in the person who brought them into this world — their mothers.
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Last Press Statements »
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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