Guest Author, Author at FGM/C Shifting Sands

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Lisbon Court suspended sentence for mother convicted of FGM

Lisbon Court suspends sentence to woman convicted of FGM.

FGM: Perils of a cause célèbre

Guest Author May 25, 2021 Comments Off

A patronising and draconian response to FGM risks victimising women who have already been abused writes Ella Whelan.

Am I a victim?: My experience with female circumcision

Guest Author December 17, 2020 Comments Off

This poem, by Malaysian born Idura Hisham, concluded a blog written by her,

UK Somalis ‘racially profiled’ over FGM

Guest Author November 5, 2020 Comments Off

Parents are being wrongly arrested and having their children taken into care

14 years sentence for being an African woman

Imprisoned for the crime of being an African woman

Guest Author June 3, 2020 Comments Off

The Shifting Sands piece, and Marge Berer’s excellent blog

I don’t want to have my awareness raised, thanks

Guest Author April 4, 2020 Comments Off

The 17th anniversary of the UN’s Zero Tolerance for FGM day

The feminist fixation on vaginas is getting out of hand.

Put it away, love

Guest Author March 3, 2020 Comments Off

No one could accuse me of not liking vaginas; I’m especially keen on mine writes Julie Burchill.

Western origin and limits of the anti-FGM movement

Guest Author February 24, 2020 Comments Off

What gave rise to the FGM movement and why Zero-Tolerance?

Is Zero Tolerance the best approach for ending FGM?

Guest Author February 12, 2020 Comments Off

On Saturday, 8 February 2020, the recently formed group, Hidden Voices UK,

Response to Manifesto to end FGM in the UK by 2030

Critique of Manifesto to end FGM in the UK by 2030

Guest Author January 31, 2020 Comments Off

FGM activists, fronted by Professor Hilary Burrage, recently circulated a manifesto ‘only to those I am pretty sure have a serious interest in issues around female genital mutilation (FGM).’ This patently didn’t include me but others shared it.

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