Author: Guest Author
Gender equality in Abrahamic circumcision – why or why not?
A recently published issue of Global Discourse uses Professor Richard Shweder’s essay
Read More“I always believed Dr Nagarwala was innocent and overcharged”
A criminal defence lawyer asserted this when she wrote the following
Read MoreLisbon Court suspended sentence for mother convicted of FGM
Lisbon Court suspends sentence to woman convicted of FGM.
Read MoreFGM: Perils of a cause célèbre
A patronising and draconian response to FGM risks victimising women who have already been abused writes Ella Whelan.
Read MoreAm I a victim?: My experience with female circumcision
This poem, by Malaysian born Idura Hisham, concluded a blog written by her,
Read MoreUK Somalis ‘racially profiled’ over FGM
Parents are being wrongly arrested and having their children taken into care
Read MoreImprisoned for the crime of being an African woman
The Shifting Sands piece, and Marge Berer’s excellent blog
Read MoreI don’t want to have my awareness raised, thanks
The 17th anniversary of the UN’s Zero Tolerance for FGM day
Read MorePut it away, love
No one could accuse me of not liking vaginas; I’m especially keen on mine writes Julie Burchill.
Read MoreWestern origin and limits of the anti-FGM movement
What gave rise to the FGM movement and why Zero-Tolerance?
Read MoreRecent Posts
Articles: Grouped by Tag
Recent Tweets by @ShiftingSandFGC
@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...