Male circumcision, the focus of my previous post (Rites of Circumcision, posted October 10, 2018), although not universal, occurs widely. Female genital mutilation (FGM)— also called genital cutting ...

Share on Pinterest MADRID, SPAIN – 2018/02/03: A woman with a placard that reads “200 million victims” protesting against female genital mutilation. Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty ...

Tatu Kamau in the witness dock at a Milimani court during a case she has filed touching on FGM. [George Njunge, Standard] The High Court yesterday ordered Attorney General Kihara Kariuki to take to ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Asia-Pacific region, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the International Federation of ...

They say life begins at 40. On March 3, Evangeline Mukami turned 40. A week earlier, on February 26, she had successfully undergone surgery to correct damages suffered from female genital mutilation ...

I went through female genital mutilation—FGM—when I was one week old, so I don't remember the experience itself. But I had the most severe form: Excision, which is the removal of parts of the clitoris ...

The medicalization of female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most profound violations of the human rights and ethical principles that underpin healthcare practice. In 2024, over 230 million ...

Gambia’s parliament debated Monday whether to overturn a landmark law that banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, as some religious groups in the largely Muslim nation pushed for the ...

Rights activists in The Gambia are calling for justice after a one-month-old baby's death was linked to female genital mutilation, a widely practised but illegal procedure up for review before the ...

A one month old child has died after being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM), reigniting anger and concern about the practice across the region. The infant reportedly died from severe ...

User-Created Clip February 6, 2019 2019-02-06T15:03:06-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/b13/20190206151652001_hd.jpgCongressman Scott Perry took to the House ...