tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73508325736830290482012-01-11T11:28:55.657-08:00This blog posts any and all news related to Female Genital Cutting (FGC). It tracks only content that discusses FGC as a main subject. The page is designed as a resource for researchers and those who want to keep up to date on this issue without slogging through google alerts or news pages. Original authors are responsible for their content. To suggest content please write to fgcblogger@gmail.com. FGC is also called female genital mutilation or FGM; FGM/C; or female circumcision.FGC Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04712245673720200593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7350832573683029048.post-33950184313724908512012-01-11T11:28:00.000-08:002012-01-11T11:28:55.669-08:00

I don't often have the opportunity to write about a film that combines world music and social activism as closely as Sarabah, which will be making its television debut on Link TV, Sunday, January 15 at 11 pm ET/8 pm PT and will repeat on Friday, January 27 at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT. It is the story of Fatou Mandiang Diatta, dba Sister Fa. Fatou is a driven woman. She was driven to rise to being one of

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The campaign to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has taken roots in The Gambia through raising awareness and building consciousness amongst the people. The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices affecting the health of Women and Children (GAMCOTRAP) has recently completed a series of training and information campaign activities held in Janjangbureh, Sami Karantaba Tabokoto and Chamen

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KARACHI, 26 December 2011 (IRIN) - In certain cafés close to medical colleges in Pakistan, and of course within the institutions themselves, students studying gynaecology speak of some unexpected sights they have seen. “Recently, we examined a woman who complained of pain in her genital region. We were shocked to see when we examined her that she had suffered some mutilation of her private

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United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called on governments around the world to fight violence against women, including female genital mutilation.  The official stated brutality experienced by the gender is a major barrier to equality and is usually committed by men. As well as female genital mutilation, women are the subject of rape, abuse at work and school, sexual attacks at times

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Sister Fa, an internationally renowned female rap artist from Senegal, who has devoted her work to raising awareness on the dangers of female genital cutting, was awarded the 2011 Freedom to Create Prize, yesterday 20 November 2011 at an awards ceremony and concert at the Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa. Announcing the winner at the awards ceremony, Freedom to Create

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Author: Laura Schweiger Editor: Sarah Steffen Each year, 6,500 girls in central London could undergo female genital mutilation. Now the city hopes to curb the practice by raising awareness through the integration of FGM education in secondary school curriculum. Although female genital mutilation (FGM) is most commonly performed in Africa, where some 30 countries have subjected approximately 92

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By JOYCE KIMANI joyctosha@yahoo.com A religious cult has been blamed for rising cases of female circumcision in Naivasha and its environs. Women say although the tradition is almost extinct in the area, the cult is forcing its members to circumcise girls. Most take place in Naivasha, Maai Mahiu, Kinangop and Narok. It is expected that there will be an increase in female circumcision cases in

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An agreement stating that girls under 18 will not undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone was recently signed by village chiefs and other community leaders, including women who perform FGM witnessed by Police, Civil Society and NGO’s. The agreement affects the Kambia, Port Loko, Western Rural and Western Urban and Pujehun Districts; but Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and

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Projects highlighted by the Guardian Public Services Awards are often tackling challenges that society as a whole might prefer not to think about. This year's winner of the diversity and equality award is a prime example of work on such vital but unsettling issues. The Acton African Well Woman Centre, a community project based in west London, has developed unique expertise in helping women who

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By: SEM Contributor on November 3, 2011. World Vision Sierra Leone a child focused nongovernmental organization in partnership with the Advocacy Movement Network (AMNET) has succeeded in advocating and lobbying  traditional chiefs and SOWEIS in Pujehun District to sign an MOU banning the female genital mutilation of girls under the age of eighteen. World Vision Team Leader Bindi Boima in

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GALKAYO, 3 November 2011 (IRIN) - Women's groups in the Somali town of Galkayo are lobbying the authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland to enact a law banning female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), saying the practice was becoming widespread. Activists say FGM/C causes serious health problems to the women and is against their religion. "Unfortunately, we have noticed

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Tuesday, 1st November 2011 Worries have emerged that female genital mutilation could be being practised in the Maldives, the local Minivan News has revealed. A Health Ministry insider from the Department of Gender and Family Protection told the publication there have been reports girls are being circumcised, although the news provider was not able to find conclusive evidence of this on a trip

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Betwa Sharma Cairo—Ali, a 34-year-old Cairo businessman who asked that his real name not be used, is weighing whether or not to circumcise his 12-year-old daughter. Female circumcision, or female genital mutilation (FGM), as it is also known, involves removing part or the entire clitoris. In more severe forms of the procedure, the labia minora is removed and the vaginal opening is stitched up.

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The children of South Darfur had something to celebrate earlier this month. Not so much the welcome sight of rain filling the dried up riverbeds around Nyala, nor even the victory of the local al Merriekh football team in their match against Al Merriekh El Fasher. Rather it was the sight of the Governor, Mr Abdul Hamid Musa Kasha, signing a new State Child Act before an audience of invited

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Dessy Sagita | October 22, 2011 The Health Ministry has spoken out against criticism by women’s rights activists and health experts of a ministerial guideline on female circumcision, saying the instruction was issued specifically to combat genital mutilation. Ministry spokeswoman Murti Utami said that many families, especially in rural areas, still believed in the importance of circumcising

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Erin Crosset Senegal’s recent success in abandoning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in over 5,000 villages across the country is inspiring to many and marks a huge triumph in spreading public health awareness across Africa. Western governments and major international agencies, particularly UNICEF, UNFPA, and WHO, should take particular note, as they have poured over $44 million into

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Thursday, 6th October 2011 Some Kenyan Maasai men are trying to drive a gradual shift away from female genital mutilation in their community. They have set up a church-based project in the town of Narok to help girls flee from the threat of circumcision, which could leave them with severe medical complications and can even result in death, the AFP has reported. However, one of the managers of

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NAIROBI --- Participants at an international conference on research, healthcare and preventive measures related to female genital mutilation/ cutting called for the creation an African Coordinating Centre for partnership, capacity building, research, and policymaking on FGM/C. The vision, according to the proposal drafted by the University of Nairobi, is to establish a centre of excellence for

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WHO response to FGM: In 2008, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution (WHA61.16) on the elimination of FGM, emphasizing the need for concerted action in all sectors - health, education, finance, justice and women's affairs. WHO efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation focus on: advocacy: developing publications and advocacy tools for international, regional and local efforts to

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More than 180 pupils have sought refuge at a primary school in Narok South after escaping early marriage and female genital mutilation. The 122 girls and 58 boys are sheltered at Naikarra Boarding Primary school on the outskirts of Maasai Mara Game Reserve, after they defied their parents plans for them to drop out of school to be married and look after the cattle. Head teacher Loontubu

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October 15, 2011 By CELIA W. DUGGER SARE HAROUNA, Senegal — When Aissatou Kande was a little girl, her family followed a tradition considered essential to her suitability to marry. Her clitoris was sliced off with nothing to dull the pain. But on her wedding day, Ms. Kande, her head modestly covered in a plain white shawl, vowed to protect her own daughters from the same ancient custom. Days

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By Collin Kelley Editor Filmmaker and activist Soraya Miré will be in Atlanta on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. at Charis Book to discuss her stunning memoir, The Girl With Three Legs. Miré’s is a survivor of childhood female genital mutilation (FGM), an ancient rite of passage sometimes known as female circumcision, in her native Somalia In her memoir, Miré talks about her experiences and

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By Nayrouz Talaat – The Egyptian Gazette Tuesday, October 11, 2011 03:21:43 PM    “I am the secretary of the school parliament. I want to be a paediatrician. I want to other girls around the world to benefit from my experience and knowledge,” says Asalaa, 12, from Alexandria.    Asala is a model girl in a report released by the Plan International, a children’s rights organisation, on the status

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10/11/2011 by Wambua Kavila The Kenya Council of Imams and Ulamaa has castigated Female Genital Mutilation saying it is against the Quran teachings and will fully support implementation of all FGM related laws. Islamic scholars Sheikh Ibrahim Lethome and Mohamed Swalihu under KCIU called upon mosques and Muslim institutions to fight the practice. "There is no authentic or relevant Islamic

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Lamin Sm Jawo 10 October 2011 Janjangbureh — 35 health workers drawn from all parts of the Central River Region (CRR) recently concluded a three-day capacity building training on female genital mutilation (FGM) and its complications on pregnant women and childbirth. The training was held at the Regional Health Team's conference hall in Bansang, CRR south. Speaking at the closing

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ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) said here on Wednesday that there is urgent need to mobilize AU member states and all concerned parties including religious leaders to embark on social actions with a view of eradicating harmful traditional practices (HTPs) in Africa . AU organized a pan-African conference from Oct. 5 to 7 at its headquarters in Addis Ababa , aimed at strengthening

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By Louise Hogan Saturday October 08 2011 A judge yesterday quashed a decision to return a six-year-old girl to Nigeria because of the risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) was so great. Mr Justice Gerard Hogan said the girl's age and tribal membership meant she was in a "very high risk group". He moved to quash the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal to deport her to Nigeria and said

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October 8 2011 REUTERS While Maasai elders strongly defend their culture, some men have turned their backs on it, and in the town of Narok, to the west of the capital Nairobi, they have opened a church-run centre to rescue girls from circumcision. Narok, Kenya - A small church house shelters about a dozen Maasai girls escaping female circumcision and early marriage, age-old customs of the

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In 1996, Congress directed the Department of Health and Human Services to develop estimates of how many women and girls were with or at risk for female genital cutting (FGC) in the United States. This initial report, published by the Center for Disease Control, found that in 1990 there were an estimated 168,000 girls and women living in the United States with or at risk for FGC. Now, for the

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CANQUEBO, Guinea-Bissau, 4 October 2011 - Thanks to the intervention of the NGO Tostan, whose ongoing actions are helping to change long-held erroneous attitudes, customs, and traditions, the inhabitants of Canquebo village can now rest assured that the days of harmful practices towards women and children are numbered. With additional support from UNICEF and UNFPA, such human rights violations

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Monday, 5th September 2011 The United Kingdom Family doctors have been urged to be aware of the signs of female genital mutilation in young girls from certain ethnical backgrounds. Chairman of the British Medical Association's (BMA) Ethical Committee Dr Tony Callard was quoted by healthcare magazine Pulse as saying physicians should look out for signs of the issue throughout the year, although

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Stakeholders from some West African countries and the United States of America Wednesday began a three-day training on monitoring and evaluation of the joint UNFPA/UNICEF programme on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at Jerma Beach Hotel and Resort in Kololi. The purpose of the training is to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of the FGM/C programme as well as develop the capacity and

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Both houses of the Federal Assembly have voted to outlaw female genital mutilation in Switzerland. It passed almost unanimously in the National Council, save for one member of the Swiss People’s Party. The petition was brought forward by the women’s section of the Social Democrat Party. Leader of the campaign, MP Maria Roth-Bernasconi, said outlawing the practice would speed up court cases

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Manar Ammar | 28 September 2011 | CAIRO: Two Egyptian girls suffered massive blood loss after traditional birth attendants (daya) performed female genital mutilation (FGM) on them in Fayoum, an hour south of Cairo. The emergency room at the General Hospital in the town received the two girls and gave them blood transfers and stitched them up to close the bleeding. Doctors at the hospital

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The former members of Parliament have asked the government to implement the anti-Female Genital Mutilation Act to stop the practice which is reportedly still going on in some districts in eastern Uganda. The remark was made by the chairperson of the former members of parliament, Jane Alisemera at the celebration of a peace day at Peace High School in Bukwo district, which has many students from

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Sabine Clappaert – Women News Network – WNN Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a topic that has been rarely associated with Western Europe, yet due to the arrival of immigrants and refugees from Africa, the Middle East and Asia, female circumcision has become a specific Western concern. It is estimated that in the European Union alone, 500,000 girls and women live with FGM and every year

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Robin Denselow guardian.co.uk, Thursday 15 September 2011 18.01 EDT "Fatou" Diawara would seem to have everything going for her. Born to Malian parents and now based in Paris, she's young, good-looking and has already enjoyed a successful career as an actress and a musician, working with the great Malian diva Oumou Sangare. It was Sangare who introduced her to World Circuit, a label with a

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By FELISTA WANGARI fwangari@ke.nationmedia.com Posted  Friday, September 23  2011 at  22:30 Growing up in Narok the 1980s, Shinina Shani knew that every girl underwent the cut. It was the rite that transformed girls into women, and which every proud Maasai girl went through. However, Ms Shani’s Christian parents refused to give in when she begged them to allow her to be circumcised in order

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By Khalida Alias, 14/08/2011 Secretary General of the National Council for Child Welfare, Gamar Habbani said that the rate of female circumcision in Khartoum reached 65.4 percent, according to the result of the medical survey, indicating that there are 48 centers at the Ministry of Social Development. Addressing  the training workshop to get rid of female circumcision, Habbani said that the

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Date of event: 17 October 2011 - 19 October 2011 Location: Nairobi, Kenya The main purpose of this conference is to review existing knowledge and identify knowledge gaps with regards to the health consequences of FGM/C and their treatment, as well as review of community based interventions against FGM/C and their efficacy. The conference will also help in strengthening of leadership and research

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Aminata Sanyang September 22, 2011 Banjul, Gambia Stakeholders from some West African countries and the United States of America Wednesday began a three-day training on monitoring and evaluation of the joint UNFPA/UNICEF programme on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at Jerma Beach Hotel and Resort in Kololi. The purpose of the training is to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of the

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By Iain Murray BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, 13 September 2011 - This past June, the National Popular Assembly (ANP) of Guinea-Bissau approved a law prohibiting female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) nationwide. The controversial law had been on the table for discussion for 16 years, before it was ultimately approved by 64 votes in favour to 1 vote against. 45 per cent of women aged 15 to 49

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WEST JAVA, 1 September 2011 (IRIN) - Guidelines on how to perform female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Health could cause an increase in the practice, medical experts and rights groups fear. "This will give doctors a new motivation to circumcise [girls] because now they can say the Ministry of Health approves of this, and the Indonesian Ulamas' Council

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September 8, 2011 Afrique en ligne The rate of female circumcision dropped from 28 to 26 percent between 2005 and 2011, according to the fifth Multiple Indicator Demographic and Health Survey in Senegal (EDSV-MICS), conducted under the auspices of the National Agency of Statistics and Demography (ANSD). According to ANSD, which presented the preliminary results of the survey here Wednesday,

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September 9, 2011 guardian.co.uk Sarah Boseley's Global Health Blog Kenya has become the latest African country to ban female genital mutilation, with the passing of a law making it illegal to practice or procure it or take somebody abroad for cutting. The law even prohibits derogatory remarks about women who have not undergone FGM. Offenders may be jailed or fined or both. Members of the

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August 18, 2011 The Express Tribune Blogs Aneka Chohan According to the World Health Organisation, female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as all “procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” The process is carried out for a wide number of reasons, none of which have positive

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August 13, 2011 Capital FM News Judie Kaberia The Maendeleo ya Wanawake organisation has challenged the Njuri Ncheke council of elders to step up its sensitisation programme on the negative effects of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Organisation chairperson Rukia Subow said despite the council making a public declaration against the cultural practice two years ago, its effects were yet

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August 10, 2011 Kenya Citizen TV

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August 13, 2011 The Portugal News Online While terming the subject taboo, a group working with Guinean immigrants says female genital mutilation (FGM) exists among the community in Portugal. Susana Piegas, of the Association of Guinean Immigrants and Friends of South Tagus, told Lusa News Agency the problem was “very present” in largely poor and immigrant communities, such as Vale da

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August 10, 2011 The Daily Monitor Steven Ariong Rose Chebet, a resident of Kaserem Parish in Kaserem Sub-county in Kapchorwa District, dropped out of school because she had to flee her home, fearing that she would be circumcised. She said she could not access formal education when she went into hiding and was forced to return to her village to resumed her education. Forced

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August 6, 2011 Desert Flower Foundation Waris Dirie was interviewed by the largest Indian Magazine, “Society Magazine” earlier this month. Here’s an excerpt from the interview. You can download a scan of the entire article here. They say 150 million women worldwide have undergone FGM. Is this number growing? Any number is only an estimation, since it is impossible to “measure” how

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July 30, 2011 Daily Monitor David Mafabi Changing the life style of the people living in Kween, Kapchorwa and Bukwo districts at the slopes of Mt Elgon in order to end the traditional Female Genital Mutilation FGM is proving a headache to local leadership in the region. Although like United Nations health experts, the district leadership is calling for stronger commitments from the local

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July 31, 2011 The Citizen Correspondent George Sembony The Community Development Department in Handeni District, has urged the media to give wide coverage to female genital mutilation (FGM) incidents in the area in a bid to speed up elimination of the practice. The view was made by the area community development officer, Ms Rose Mtango, during an interview with The Citizen on the FGM situation

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August 1, 2011 IRIN Africa August is when Nchoo Ngochila would normally be gearing up for the traditional female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) season in her Ilchamus community in Kenya's Rift Valley Province. "I would introduce myself and market my skills to the parents, I would convince them to hire me when the mutilating season came," she told IRIN. "In a day I would cut an average of

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July 30, 2011 Daily Monitor Steven Ariong Not very far from Kapchorwa town, 53-year-old Judith Yamangusho gently removes her beans from the pods. Looking at her sitting on a stool, it is easy to imagine that she is in good health. Not until you see her wheelchair just a few metres away do you realise that she is in fact paralysed. However, for all her aliments, she is still a lucky woman, for

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July 29, 2011 BBC News Bristol Jane Onyanga-Omara Men must play their part in breaking the cycle of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a Bristol detective has said. Det Ch Insp Dave McCallum, who leads the public protection unit of Avon and Somerset Police, said men from communities that practise it "have tended to stay silent on this subject". More than 120 million women around the world are

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July 26, 2011 Kurd Net A Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) law that bans female genital mutilation (FGM) is a crucial step in eradicating the practice, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. The Family Violence Bill, approved by the Kurdistan parliament on June 21, 2011, includes several provisions criminalizing the practice, recognized internationally as a form of violence against women. Several

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July 25, 2011 Bikyamasr Johnathan Terry Amira Yussif is a 16-year-old Sudanese-British teenager. She is typically British in every aspect. She wears trendy jeans, a mini-skirt with tights in the winter, and loves to dance when she has the chance. But for her, her life changed two years ago when her family attempted to force her to return home to be “circumcised.” “It was horrible,” the young

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July 23, 2011 The National Wafa Al Marzouqi "I was 8 years old when my mother took me and my sisters to the hospital. I was really terrified because I didn't know what was going on. I entered a white room and was told by the nurse to lie on the bed. A few minutes later, I felt severe pain and then everything ended," Asma Obaid, 21, says about the day her mother took her, together with her five

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July 16, 2011 GRW Newswire On 8th of July 2011, the case of Ruth Berry Peal, who was abducted and forcedly genitally mutilated by two women of the Gola community, was concluded after one month of hearings with a verdict of “guilty” by the jury on charges of kidnapping, felonious restraint and theft.   The sentencing of the two women will take place this week by the judge, who in closing made

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July 14, 2011 Nairobi Star Pauline Odhiambo For Sh2,000 per girl, 50-year-old Nchoo Ngochila would move from one village to the next circumcising up to 20 girls in a day. Her tools of trade a rusty piece of metal cut out from mabati (iron sheet roofing) then bent and filed to a cutting edge. This she would sometimes alternate with a razor blade but would on most occasions prefer mabati which

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July 7, 2011 The Monitor Steven Ariong Several churches from Kapchorwa and Bukwo districts have joined hands with the Inter African Committee Uganda (IACU), a Non Government Organisation(NGO) based in Kapchorwa and Reproductive, Educative Community Health (REACH) another area NGO to fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sebei and Pokot regions. Pastor Francis Sawenge Kotil of deliverance

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July 6, 2011 The Point GAMCOTRAP has successfully completed a three year project in the Lower River Region of The Gambia in the campaign to eradicate FGM with constant support from ODAM, a Spanish NGO from Astruria. The outcome of the successful project implemented has resulted to Circumcisers in the region accepting to stop FGM and make a public declaration with their communities. According

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June 23, 2011 AK News Hemn Hadi & Patrick Smith For the first time in Iraqi Kurdistan women are protected by a new law against some of the traditions most harmful towards them. Yesterday the regional parliament ratified a bill banning female genital mutilation and domestic violence. This is a landmark law in a region that is more steeped in such practices than surrounding countries. Female

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June 29, 2011 Today's THV Stefanie Bryant

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June 24, 2011 Pathfinder International “From now on, you are one of the great pioneers of ending female genital cutting and soon your example will be followed by other communities,” said Dr. Hawa Toure, a representative of the Minister of State of Social Affairs in Guinea. On June 5, Dr. Toure delivered the closing speech at a female genital cutting abandonment ceremony in Bissikima,

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June 27, 2011 The Times of  India Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is part of the agenda of the 19th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council which has opened here. The item on FGM was proposed by Burkina Faso, to educate African States on the need to fully support the draft resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations to ban FGM in the world, because

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June 23, 2011 The Jakarta Globe Dessy Sagita Hundreds of activists demanded on Thursday that Indonesia's Health Ministry revoke a 2010 ministerial decree regulating the proper procedure for female circumcision. “The decree is extremely discriminatory, we want it to be revoked immediately,” Ratna Batara Munti from the Federation of the Women’s Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Apik) said. More than

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June 21, 2011 Daily Monitor Steven Ariong At least 254 former traditional surgeons of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sebei have received grinding machines to start up alternative means of living after they voluntarily left the age-old vice. The machines were donated by Inter-African committee Uganda (IACU), one of the NGOs based in Kapchorwa District with funds from Danida. While handing

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June 14, 2011 Daily Observer Alieu Ceesay A total of 117 Fula and Mandinka communities in the Upper River Region (URR) Sunday openly declared they have abandoned Female Genital Mutilation (FGM); and early and forced mariage; among other harmful traditional practices. The declaration ceremony was held at the Basse mini-stadium. The public declaration was organised under the auspices of Tostan,

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June 3, 2011 Unicef Somalia Charity Koronya Seventy religious leaders and some of Somaliland’s highest officials participated in a public gathering in Hargeisa to declare their support and commitment to the abandonment of all forms of the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). While presiding over the occasion, Somaliland’s First Lady Amina Waris mentioned that men are the key

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June 6, 2011 Womens Enews Katherine Rausch When a woman who has undergone female genital cutting seeks medical help in many parts of the United States her chances of finding a knowledgeable physician--or talking about her condition--aren't very good. That's the finding of advocacy group Sauti Yetu Center for African American Women, a nonprofit based in the South Bronx that recently publicized

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June 7, 2011Swiss InfoUrs Geiser The government is facing calls by parliament to outlaw the genital mutilation of women and girls. The Senate unanimously agreed to ask the government to prepare an amendment to the criminal law. The House of Representatives approved a similar proposal last December. Those found guilty of carrying out or encouraging female circumcision will face up to ten years

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May 31, 2011 Unicef Television Protecting Women in Ethiopia from Genital Cutting

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June 3, 2011 Irish Times Jimmy Walsh Concerns were voiced that there could be significant loopholes in a legislative measure to outlaw and punish the practice of female genital mutilation. Responding, Minister for Health and Children James Reilly said he was willing to consider tightening some of the provisions in the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill, which passed second stage.

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June 2, 2011 IRIN News At her grandmother's home in the western Kenyan village of Nyamataro, 14-year-old Ruth* lies on a mat surrounded by visitors, all congratulating her on becoming a woman; the previous week, Ruth was one of 10 girls to undergo female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). "When people see me and I smile at them, they think I like what I went through... [but] I wish I could

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May 6, 2011 NY Daily News Heidi Evans Nana Ouattara, a tall and elegant Harlem mother of two, grew up never thinking anything was wrong with her body. Until the West African immigrant was examined at Metropolitan Hospital during her pregnancy in 1994. Only then did it begin to dawn on her the trauma that was forced upon her body when she was 3 years old. "I called my mother in Mali and said,

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April 27, 2011 Tahirih Justice Center Immigration Judge Reverses Himself in High-Profile Asylum Case: Acknowledges Close Connection Between Female Genital Mutilation and Other Threats to Women’s Life and Freedom Falls Church, VA—April 26, 2011. In a significant decision issued last week, an immigration judge reversed himself in a high-profile asylum case (Matter of A-T-), finally granting

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April 25, 2011 The New York Times Nadia Sussman In a high school classroom in Brooklyn with walls adorned with algebra problems, a 15-year-old girl born in the West African nation of Guinea was talking recently with her friends, after the school day had ended. The small group — all the students had roots in West Africa — was there not to discuss quadratic equations, but something much more

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April 15, 2011 The Guardian Joanna Moorhead It feels incongruous to be sitting in a cafe in Kendal – a town they call "the gateway to the Lake District" – discussing women's rights in the Rift Valley. And yet it couldn't be more relevant: because Cath Holland, the down-to-earth Lancashire midwife I'm with, has managed almost singlehandedly, and in her spare time, on a tiny budget, to steer an

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International Museum of Women: Economica Ola Faisal Hassan Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of the most controversial rites of passage in Sudan. Here, Sudanese student Ola Faisal Hassan gives background on FGM, shares interviews with women who have been affected by FGM, and explains how it relates to the economy. What is FGM? Practices of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) differ, but the

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April 19, 2011 The Huffington Post Two teenage girls in Kenya have attempted an unprecedented rebellion by refusing one of the most controversial rites of local womanhood: genital mutilation. As the Guardian is reporting, the procedure has bewildered Westerners, who "find it incomprehensible that a mother would allow her daughter to be so brutally amputated with all the risks of infection,

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April 16, 2011 Daily Nation Caroline Wafula Nominated MP Sophia Abdi Noor tends to speak forcefully on most issues she is concerned about. But when she rose to contribute on the Bill to outlaw female circumcision in Parliament last week, her voice dropped as the House went silent. It was perhaps the first time an MP was giving a deeply personal story which contributing to debate. Female

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April 13, 2011 Nairobi Star- allAfrica.com Francis Mureithi MPs yesterday commended debate on a Bill that seeks to punish those found practicing Female Genital Mutilation. The motion which was moved by Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi received the backing of all legislators who stood to contribute saying it was time the country effected laws to curb FGM. Kapondi told the House that FGM was interfering

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April 11, 2011 Nairobi Star- allAfrica.com Hussein Salesa The government has been urged to establish anti-Female Genital Mutilation clubs in schools to combat the outdated cultural practices in pastoral communities in Northern Kenya. Merti Intergrated Development (MID) coordinator Abdulah Shande said the clubs will help reduce cases of discrimination against those non-practising in primary and

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April 12, 2011 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Carla Mackenzie A rural village in southern Ethiopia, Africa, has vowed to try and end the practice of female genital mutilation. While it is a tradition in the village of Senbata Lencho, people are beginning to realise the long-term impact female genital mutilation can have, reports Radio Netherlands Worldwide in Africa.

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March 30, 2011 The Guardian Rachel Williams The [British] government has abolished the only Whitehall post devoted to work preventing women and girls from the UK being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). Campaigners said the loss of the FGM co-ordinator will undermine efforts to eradicate the practice. Some 24,000 girls among FGM-practising minority ethnic communities in Britain are

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March 18, 2011 TrustLaw George Esunge Fominyen KEUR SIMBARA, Senegal (TrustLaw)--It is has been 13 years since the people of this little village, 76km from Dakar, stopped female genital mutilation (FGM) and they are not only proud of their decision but they are championing the cause of renouncing the practice across Senegal. “You see those children over there – none of them has been cut,” said

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March 15, 2011 hc2d.co.uk Village officials in the West African countries of Senegal and Mali have decided to place an official ban on the practice of female circumcision. The elders of the villages have also promised to end the forced arranged marriage of children within their communities. Representatives from nearly 90 villages in the two countries held a ceremony in eastern Senegal at

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March 10, 2011 Women News Network Kenya Correspondent, Gitonga Njeru Pokot District, Kenya: Human rights lawyers are asking Kenyan men to be a stronger part of the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM), which despite being illegal in Kenya, is still widely practiced by some communities. One of the communities that has not yet abandoned FGM is Kenya’s Pokot community. Unfortunately in

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March 10, 2011 Radio Netherlands Worldwide A Declaration against Female Circumcision is the latest weapon to help migrant parents prevent their daughters from undergoing the procedure. With the document in hand they can show their relatives in their home countries that the female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the Netherlands. The Dutch health service

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March 7, 2011 UNICEF Iman Morooka HARGEISA, northwest Somalia “Somaliland”: “It is a shame and a disgrace if a girl is uncut. She will be outcast and ostracized from her community”. This is what Ubah Abdillahi believed until she was convinced otherwise by the community education programme aiming to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia. Ubah Abdillahi, mother of 5

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February 8, 2011 Daily NationFaiza Jama Mohamed Last weekend, the world commemorated the eighth International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Every year three million women and girls in Africa continue to be at risk of undergoing FGM. Just a few decades ago, not just African nations, but even international agencies and human rights organisations were reluctant to

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February 6, 2011 The Observer Efua Dorkenoo "Zero tolerance," a phrase first used in the 1970s in the US, is "a form of policing that allows no crime… to be overlooked." It is a way of "applying the strict and uncompromising letter of the law." Today, the world will celebrate the eighth anniversary of the international day of zero tolerance to FGM (a harmful traditional practice which involves

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March 7, 2011 The Citizen Paskal Mbunga Mkinga. Circumcision and excision are two ancient traditions which have been practiced globally for centuries. In Tanzania, the later is on the verge of eradication despite the presence of a few tribes that still cherish it. According to medical practitioners, circumcision has proved to be the safest prevention to health hazards in regards to sexual

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February 28, 2011 United Nations Mission in Sudan In a society where the gross majority of women are forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) during childhood, being uncircumcised often results in ostracism. Aiming to counter stigmatization by creating a positive term to replace one sounding like a curse, the Salima campaign was initiated in Sudan by the National Council for Child

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February 14, 2011- February 21, 2011 INTACT Network Online Discussion Forum Topic: “Public declarations: How effective are they in mobilizing communities against FGM/C?” The key points and lessons learned from this discussion are: Public declarations are a useful tool to accelerate abandonment of FGM. They create a sense of collectiveness and togetherness which empowers individuals to

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February 24, 2011 Today: The Gambia Neneh Galleh Barry Mr. Omar Sey, the deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has said that female genital mutilation remains a public health concern which beggars the decisive involvement of all health professionals if the crusade against it was to succeed. Mr. Sey who was speaking at a press conference held at the School of

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February 18, 2011 Ezega.com Phillip Barea Addis Ababa, February 18, 2011 (Ezega.com) -- In recent months local and national initiatives have shown a clear intensification of the struggle against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision. The ancient practice of removing the outer female genitalia and “sewing” the vaginal opening shut has long existed

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February 11, 2011 The Huffington Post Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS - The good news is that female circumcision -- also known as female genital mutilation -- has decreased in a number of nations. The bad news is that the figures are still shocking after years of campaigns. The practice of cutting into female organs is prevalent in a number of countries in Africa, the Middle East and south Asia

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