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 ...

Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health by Zamzam I.A. Ali from the ...

GALKAYO, Somalia (UNHCR) - Hawa Aden has been called a witch. She and her women colleagues have been labelled traitors to Somali culture and the Islamic religion, and had Friday sermons preached ...

As a young child Aïssa could not understand how she could conjure up such horrific images. No one had ever explained to Aïssa what her parents had allowed to take place. “All I could remember was ...

Approximately 11,000 girls and women in Austria are affected by female genital mutilation, with another 3,000 considered at risk. New measures aim to expand prevention, early detection, and victim ...

Efforts will Have Serious Consequences for Gender Equality and Women’s Health Gambia may soon become the first nation to reverse a ban against the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Gambia ...

Ghada Hatem-Gantzer, a French doctor, founded a one-stop shop to treat female victims of violence. Now, her revolutionary template is used across France. By Ségolène Le Stradic We think of human ...