FGM/C Shifting Sands

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Role Police Courts FGM Trials

Review of UK FGM investigations and trials

April 9, 2018 Comments Off on Review of UK FGM investigations and trials

The role of the criminal justice system in prosecuting allegations of FGM:

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Not Mutilated. Circumcised

Being called mutilated is like being called a ‘nigger’ or a ‘kaffir’

March 5, 2018 Comments Off on Being called mutilated is like being called a ‘nigger’ or a ‘kaffir’

Interview with Ayan

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Bristol FGM trial

Another ‘FGM’ wild goose chase

February 24, 2018 Comments Off on Another ‘FGM’ wild goose chase

Yesterday (22 February 2018) a Somali man

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Parental rights and child circumcision

Female Circumcision: Consent and Parental Rights

February 21, 2018 Comments Off on Female Circumcision: Consent and Parental Rights

Parents’ rights to consent for their children

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Zac Goldsmith FGM expert

Zac Goldsmith, an authority on FGM?

February 14, 2018 Comments Off on Zac Goldsmith, an authority on FGM?

Earlier today, BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour

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Medicine, Morals, and Female Genital Cutting

Medicine, Morals, and Female Genital Cutting

January 23, 2018 Comments Off on Medicine, Morals, and Female Genital Cutting

The arrest of Jumana Nagarwala and her colleagues,

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Dawoodi Bohra and FGC

‘FGM’: Reflecting on the language we use

January 23, 2018 Comments Off on ‘FGM’: Reflecting on the language we use

The word ‘mutilation’ turns any question on female genital procedures

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FGM/FC: A civilising mission?

Female Circumcision (FGM): A civilising mission?

December 10, 2017 Comments Off on Female Circumcision (FGM): A civilising mission?

This prescient piece analysed

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FGM India

Khafz – is it being exaggerated by activists?

November 20, 2017 Comments Off on Khafz – is it being exaggerated by activists?

Thirty three year old Batul Mohammed is a busy housewife,

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Scrap FGM law

Why the law against FGM should be scrapped

November 15, 2017 Comments Off on Why the law against FGM should be scrapped

Causing grievous bodily harm, including mutilation,

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