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What critics think Articles

Anti-FGM activists demean women

Bríd Hehir Published 31 August 2018

The long-predicted epidemic of FGM

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

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.

The FGM narrative needs to move beyond prosecution

Guest Author Published 30 April 2018

Communities must be listened to

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:

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,

Khafz – is it being exaggerated by activists?

Guest Author Published 20 November 2017

Thirty three year old Batul Mohammed is a busy housewife,

Questioning the basis for the UK FGM ‘industry’

Bríd Hehir Published 25 September 2017

When a rare crime like FGM is considered a hidden one,

Female Circumcision – communities call for religious freedom to be upheld

Guest Author Published 13 June 2017

Myths and facts about circumcision

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