FGM/C Shifting Sands

Author: Bríd Hehir

The NHS reports genital piercings as FGM

Genital piercings are the UK’s ‘FGM’

August 1, 2019 Comments Off on Genital piercings are the UK’s ‘FGM’

Sensationalist headlines that followed the publication of official NHS FGM data

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Schools FGM education

Why should primary schools educate children about FGM?

July 25, 2019 Comments Off on Why should primary schools educate children about FGM?

Teaching school children about FGM is unnecessary.

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The moral licensing of FGM actors

The moral licensing of FGM actors

July 18, 2019 Comments Off on The moral licensing of FGM actors

I’ve recently come across the term ‘moral licensing’ and think it usefully explains how and why actors in the FGM industry behave as they do.

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Tory party leadership and PM hopefuls views on FGM

Tory leadership and PM hopefuls’ views on FGM

July 9, 2019 Comments Off on Tory leadership and PM hopefuls’ views on FGM

Tory leadership and prime ministerial (PM) hopefuls,

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Female Circumcision Sierra Leone

Controversy over Female Circumcision in Sierra Leone

June 19, 2019 Comments Off on Controversy over Female Circumcision in Sierra Leone

The smouldering controversy over the illegality of female circumcision in Sierra Leone

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NHS FGM Programme needs evaluating

NHS FGM Prevention Programme needs evaluating

June 7, 2019 Comments Off on NHS FGM Prevention Programme needs evaluating

The Department of Health and NHS England’s FGM Prevention Programme urgently needs evaluating

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Migration results in opposition to FGM

Brexit and FGM: Migration reduces incidence

May 28, 2019 Comments Off on Brexit and FGM: Migration reduces incidence

While the Brexit Party’s success dominates the agenda, and the Prime Minister prepares to leave Downing St., 

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FGM laws

Working with the FGM laws: challenges and opportunities 

April 13, 2019 Comments Off on Working with the FGM laws: challenges and opportunities 

Professionals could learn a lot from communities about FGM.

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Islam TV FGM Women's AM

How much of a problem is FGM in the UK?

March 14, 2019 Comments Off on How much of a problem is FGM in the UK?

The recent FGM trial at the Old Bailey where a mother was convicted

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Bristol FGM safeguarding became stigmatising

Somali experience of FGM safeguarding in Bristol

March 11, 2019 Comments Off on Somali experience of FGM safeguarding in Bristol

The trauma, victimisation and sense of disempowerment that Bristol Somalis

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