What critics think

What critics think Articles

Female Circumcision Sierra Leone

Controversy over Female Circumcision in Sierra Leone

Bríd Hehir Published 19 June 2019

The smouldering controversy over the illegality of female circumcision in Sierra Leone

Communities harmed by FGM panic

FGM panic is harming minority communities

Guest Author Published 9 April 2019

In February, the Conservative MP for Christchurch, Christopher Chope,

cultural boundaries FGC

FGC and the cultural boundaries of medical practice

Guest Author Published 5 December 2018

In April 2017, Dr. Jumana Nagarwala,

Guilty until proven innocent

Anti-FGM activists demean women

Bríd Hehir Published 31 August 2018

The long-predicted epidemic of FGM

FGM investigations

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

Guest Author Published 7 June 2018

Bristol Somali parents feel they are being unfairly targeted

Circumcision is OK for boys but not girls?

Male circumcision is celebrated while female is illegal

Bríd Hehir Published 17 May 2018

Jewish and Muslim communities are braced for the impact of a landmark ruling

Kenya battles FGM

Nine reasons why Kenya might be losing the fight against FGM

Guest Author Published 3 May 2018

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

FGM narrative must move on

The FGM narrative needs to move beyond prosecution

Guest Author Published 30 April 2018

Communities must be listened to

Role Police Courts FGM Trials

Review of UK FGM investigations and trials

Guest Author Published 9 April 2018

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

Female circumcision to be put on trial

A religious ritual to be tried in the U.S.

Bríd Hehir Published 2 February 2018

On 14 January 2018, a federal judge in Detroit, Michigan,