Monthly Archives: February 2019
Hidden Voices: The importance of ethnography in FGM storytelling
Sara Johnsdotter
An extraordinary meeting was held in London on 15 February 2019.
Read MoreIn defence of Christopher Chope
Well-meaning laws, nodded through without scrutiny,
Read MoreThoughts on the Old Bailey FGM case
By Barbara Hewson, Barrister
Read MoreHow an FGM trial became one about witchcraft
This is the fifth time that FGM has gone to trial in England since 2014.
Read MoreA miscarriage of justice?
The first FGM conviction in Britain has been secured. But at what cost?
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...