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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
Syria: Islamic State ‘decrees’ infibulation for all women
23.7.2014. (ANSAmed) – BEIRUT – An unverified decree dated Monday in the Islamic State (IS), which extends from Aleppo in Syria to Mosul in Iraq, states that all women in the territory must undergo infibulation, or female genital mutilation. The decree was allegedly made by the territory’s self-proclaimed “Caliph” Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. The decree […]
Iraq: ISIS enforces female circumcision
23.7.2014. By Omar Awara. BasNews, Mosul The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) group is asking all families in Mosul to circumcise their daughters or face severe punishment. The Spokesman of Mosul Police Ahmed Obaydi told BasNews: “Baghdadi’s decision to have all women circumcised is, as he claims, to prevent immorality and promote Islamic […]
FGM Danger Threatens Girls’ Lives
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% […]
“But it only happens in Africa!”
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, […]
Anti-FGM activists compromise in the face of cultural obstacles
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 […]
Muslim Council of Britain says female genital mutilation is ‘un-Islamic’
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 […]
Female Genital Mutilation in Iran: A new report
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 […]
Egyptian doctor to stand trial for female genital mutilation in landmark case
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, […]
Singapore: AWARE Makes a Stand Against Female Circumcision in Islam
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 […]
British girls flown to Singapore and Dubai for ‘medicalised’ FGM
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 […]
A Pinch of Skin: A documentary that attempts to lift the silence on female genital mutilation
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 […]
Solidarity Against Female Genital Mutilation
Gatestone Institut, by Irfan Al-Alawi, 7.5.2014. Although FGM is associated often with Islam, it is found commonly in non-Muslim areas of Africa and among immigrants to the West from that region. Muslims should take the initiative in opposing FGM; campaigns against this violation of women’s rights are underway already in several Muslim lands.
Yemen law on child brides and FGM offers hope of wider progress
The Guardian, by Suad Abu-Dayyeh, 6.5.2014. Yemen is poised to vote on a comprehensive Child Rights Act over the coming months, which would ban child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). […] As a report by Equality Now points out, child marriage does not take place in a vacuum but is rather part of a […]
FGM eradication in Egypt since 2011: A forgotten cause?
4.4.2014. by Passant Darwish, Ahram Online. For organisations working to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt, a court’s decision this month to refer the father and doctor of a 13-year-old girl who died from an FGM is seen as a ray of light in three years of political turmoil. The unrest since Egypt’s 2011 […]
New petition against FGM in Indonesia
5.4.2014. On Force Change, a plattform for petitions, a new petition was posted asking the Un secretary general Ban Ki-Moon to stop female genital mutilation in Indonesia. You can sign the petition here.
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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