Author: Bríd Hehir
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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Somali experience of FGM safeguarding in Bristol
The trauma, victimisation and sense of disempowerment that Bristol Somalis
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FGM data is misinterpreted and misunderstood
A recent Committee of cross-party MPs discussed the need
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FGM: People have moved on. Why don’t campaigners?
Although families and communities who may have or used to practice FGM have moved on,
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A miscarriage of justice?
The first FGM conviction in Britain has been secured. But at what cost?
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US FGM case dismissal is a missed opportunity
The November 2018 US ruling which resulted in most FGM related charges
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FGM figures have decreased not increased
‘Female genital mutilation cases more than double in a year in UK’ reported a Guardian headline, incorrectly, 30 November 2018.
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Is Quilliam linking FGM to extremism?
Why did Quilliam ‘the world’s first counter-extremism organisation, launch an unremarkable report about FGM
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Let’s protect our girls – from the FGM industry
Despite the paucity of evidence to indicate that FGM is happening in Britain,
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The Lords should challenge, not indulge, FGM rhetoric
The FGM discussion in the House of Lords in July 2018
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