FGM/C Shifting Sands

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Old Bailey FGM trial

Thoughts on the Old Bailey FGM case

February 14, 2019 Comments Off on Thoughts on the Old Bailey FGM case

By Barbara Hewson, Barrister

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Why was witchcraft part of fem trial?

How an FGM trial became one about witchcraft

February 10, 2019 Comments Off on How an FGM trial became one about witchcraft

This is the fifth time that FGM has gone to trial in England since 2014.

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cultural boundaries FGC

FGC and the cultural boundaries of medical practice

December 5, 2018 Comments Off on FGC and the cultural boundaries of medical practice

In April 2017, Dr. Jumana Nagarwala,

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FGM Aus Question Time

Leave African women’s genitals alone?

November 12, 2018 Comments Off on Leave African women’s genitals alone?

This Question Time, broadcast live on 27 August, 2012 from Melbourne, Australia

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Aus trial not Mutilation

Verdict: Female circumcision is not mutilation

September 24, 2018 Comments Off on Verdict: Female circumcision is not mutilation

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

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Scrap FGM and Khafz laws

Laws against FGM and Khafz need to be scrapped

August 26, 2018 Comments Off on Laws against FGM and Khafz need to be scrapped

While I disagree with Dawoodi Bohra’s insisting

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Bohras believe that Khafz should not be categorized as FGM

Australia court rules Bohra female circumcision not FGM

August 18, 2018 Comments Off on Australia court rules Bohra female circumcision not FGM

The Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court in New South Wales, 10 August 2018, acquitted

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Bristol FGM model stereotypes immigrants

Bristol Somalis are not given credit for ending FGM

July 25, 2018 Comments Off on Bristol Somalis are not given credit for ending FGM

The Bristol FGM model stereotypes Somalis

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Alienating parents through FGM safeguarding

Safeguarding shouldn’t mean alienating: parents criticise FGM investigations

June 12, 2018 Comments Off on Safeguarding shouldn’t mean alienating: parents criticise FGM investigations

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

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FGM investigations

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

June 7, 2018 Comments Off on Anti-FGM investigations ‘discriminatory and undermining’, say parents

Bristol Somali parents feel they are being unfairly targeted

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