Monthly Archives: May 2015
Mandatory reporting of FGM is a bad idea
The Home Office introduced a mandatory reporting duty
Read MoreIs collecting FGM/C patient identifiable data ethical?
There are no accurate figures for women and girls who’ve undergone FGM/C in Britain or elsewhere.
Read MoreFGM/C awareness raising: professional concerns
In addition to public awareness-raising campaigns about FGM/C,
Read MoreDoes pitying victims or survivors of FGM/C help?
I’ve been to a number of public, professional and theatrical events
Read MoreIs FGM/C barbaric mutilation?
When it comes to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Read MoreResponding to Female Genital Mutilation in Europe
This publication results from a common European research project
Read MoreRecent Posts
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@MaryKenny4 @AnnFuredi I thought @AnnFuredi addressed that point well in this podcast. podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0…
Allan J Jacobs @globaldiscourse shows how understanding of the anatomy of female/male bodies can contribute to debates about circumcision: anatomical differences make female circumcision dangerous in infancy and male circumcision safest in infancy. bristoluniversitypressdigital…
In this @globaldiscourse essay, @briandavidearp shows how he and Rick Shweder agree on the presence of double standards but depart in their normative conclusions, with Earp rejecting all medically unnecessary medical cutting of children. bristoluniversitypressdigital…
Here, Drs Ahmadu and Kamau analyse the paradox of the treatment of @FGC in #Kenyan law, in which legislation appears to privilege gender-confirming surgery in a cultural context with less fluid gender norms. ingentaconnect.com/content/bu…
@KonstantinKisin I was offered but refused it, so there...