Monthly Archives: May 2018
Male circumcision is celebrated while female is illegal
Jewish and Muslim communities are braced for the impact of a landmark ruling
Read MoreHome Office answers MP’s question on FGM
This is what the British Government considers to be effective
Read MoreHead to Head on Male Circumcision
As Iceland drops the proposed ban on male circumcision,
Read MoreBristol’s discriminatory FGM Safeguarding Model to be reviewed
Somali Parents Against Stigma (SPAS) second meeting in Bristol
Read MoreNine reasons why Kenya might be losing the fight against FGM
Today marks three years since I actively joined the #EndFGM movement in Kenya, writes Lorna Andisi*.
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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...