Monthly Archives: January 2018
Medicine, Morals, and Female Genital Cutting
The arrest of Jumana Nagarwala and her colleagues,
Read More‘FGM’: Reflecting on the language we use
The word ‘mutilation’ turns any question on female genital procedures
Read MoreIs Zero Tolerance the right approach for ‘FGM’?
The impending US trial of Dr Nagarwala
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Recent Tweets by @ShiftingSandFGC
@MichaelBerkele2 @NimkoAli @ChrisJames_90 @carriesymonds @ZacGoldsmith @PennyMordaunt @cj_dinenage @claireperrymp @jessphillips @JohnnyMercerUK @sajidjavid Maddison lists ONE court case that Social Services (unusually) was not involved with? That’s a child protection not a legal problem. This PMB encourages views my FGM as ‘exceptional’ in safeguarding which is arguably racist and will lead to further stigmatisation.
@NimkoAli @ChrisJames_90 @carriesymonds @ZacGoldsmith @PennyMordaunt @cj_dinenage @MichaelBerkele2 @claireperrymp @jessphillips @JohnnyMercerUK @sajidjavid Please read these and consider whether there really is a need for more laws. bmj.com/content/364/bm…. And this google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg…
@FinancialTimes @ClareGerada But they're all Remainers and have joined yesterday's eight (from Labour) united against Brexit. That's not the kind of caring I'd loose sleep over.
@EveningStandard removed my comment questioning @ShaunBaileyUK & @NimkoAli's proposal to establish a register of girls 'at risk' of FGM. I suggested it might be racist. Wonder how long today's comment will last? standard.co.uk/news/london/to…
@EveningStandard obvs disliked my published comment in response to @ShaunBaileyUK that a register was needed for girls 'at risk' of #FGM and removed it. Why? Is his blatantly racist suggestion really that unquestionable and unchallengeable? standard.co.uk/news/london/to…