What critics think

What critics think Articles

The feminist fixation on vaginas is getting out of hand.

Put it away, love

Guest Author Published 3 March 2020

No one could accuse me of not liking vaginas; I’m especially keen on mine writes Julie Burchill.

Zero tolerance for FGM?

Is zero tolerance the best approach for ending FGM?

Guest Author Published 12 February 2020

On Saturday, 8 February 2020, the recently formed group, Hidden Voices UK,

Response to Manifesto to end FGM in the UK by 2030

Critique of Manifesto to end FGM in the UK by 2030

Guest Author Published 31 January 2020

FGM activists, fronted by Professor Hilary Burrage, recently circulated a manifesto ‘only to those I am pretty sure have a serious interest in issues around female genital mutilation (FGM).’ This patently didn’t include me but others shared it.

Does the WHO undermine Religious Freedom & Gender Equality?

WHO undermines Religious Freedom and Gender Equality?

Guest Author Published 19 August 2019

A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed six charges of FGM,

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

By Sagal Mohamed. 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