People seeking to understand how and why the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting
(FGM/C) persists confront two central questions: How can families who love their daughters …

At the intersection of feminism and postcolonial theory is an acrimonious debate over female
genital cutting (FGC). I subject this debate to an analysis in order to separate productive from …

Should there be gender equity in genital cutting? In Germany (and much of Europe), the
native inhabitants tend to argue there is moral equivalence between customary male …

Since the late 19th century, genital modifications (female and male) have been an important
research subject in anthropology. According to a comparative and constructivist perspective …

This study explored how the reproductive health care experiences of women with female
genital mutilation/cutting/circumcision (FGC) were shaped. We used Institutional …

“Female genital mutilation”(FGM) or “female genital cutting”(often FGM/C) are the most
widespread terms to designate nonmedical practices that alter or affect the external female …

International human rights conventions and foundational documents do not mention a
number of long-standing cultural practices that affect the health of women and children, and …

Web resource: http://trove. nla. gov. au/work/203842387? q-field0&q-type0= all&q-term0&q-
field1= title% 3A&q-type1= phrase&q-term1= Female+ Mutilation% 3A+ The+ Truth+ …

Two hundred million girls and women in the world are estimated to have undergone female
genital mutilation (FGM), and another 15 million girls are at risk of experiencing it by 2020 in …

Background: In November 2008, the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Violence and
Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS) commissioned the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the …