Guest Author, Author at FGM/C Shifting Sands

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Verdict: Female circumcision is not mutilation

In Australia, in 2015, three Dawoodi Bohras (a small Shia Muslim sect) were convicted

Leeds FGM Ruling Jan 2015

Guest Author September 21, 2018 Comments Off

IN THE FAMILY COURT Sitting at LEEDS

Laws against FGM and Khafz need to be scrapped

Guest Author August 26, 2018 Comments Off

While I disagree with Dawoodi Bohra’s insisting

Bohras believe that Khafz should not be categorized as FGM

Australia court rules Bohra female circumcision not FGM

Guest Author August 18, 2018 Comments Off

The Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court in New South Wales, last week acquitted

Bristol FGM model stereotypes immigrants

Bristol Somalis are not given credit for ending FGM

Guest Author July 25, 2018 Comments Off

The Bristol FGM model stereotypes Somalis

Alienating parents through FGM safeguarding

Safeguarding shouldn’t mean alienating: parents criticise FGM investigations

Guest Author June 12, 2018 Comments Off

There’s growing discontent among sections of the Bristol Somali community

Anti-FGM investigations ‘discriminatory and undermining’, say parents

Guest Author June 7, 2018 Comments Off

Bristol Somali parents feel they are being unfairly targeted

Myths and Facts on Female Circumcision

Guest Author June 4, 2018 Comments Off

The website, Female Circumcision, wades into this fraught field to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Nine reasons why Kenya might be losing the fight against FGM

Guest Author May 3, 2018 Comments Off

Today marks three years since I* actively joined the #EndFGM movement in Kenya.

The FGM narrative needs to move beyond prosecution

Guest Author April 30, 2018 Comments Off

Communities must be listened to

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#FGM activists regularly report that they experience flashbacks. This useful piece helps explain how culture can influence responses to traumatic events. spiked-online.com/2018/10/11/…

In Northern Ireland, abortion is a crime punishable by life in prison. This means women like Emma cannot make their own choices in pregnancy. On October 23rd, MPs can vote to change this. Email yours now. @bpas1968 pic.twitter.com/kO4WulAMwR #NowForNI nowforni.uk/take-action

@indigojo_uk When there, we were told that when the water was diverted, the channels were so poorly constructed that water just leaked everywhere and anywhere, which helped cause the problem.

Wonder whether attendees at next weekend's @BattleofIdeas discussion on Charities will have been convinced by the Charity Commission's threat to charities that they must read the writing on the wall, and respond appropriately. battleofideas.org.uk/session/…

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