Interviews

Interviews Articles

Am I a victim?: My experience with female circumcision

Guest Author Published 17 December 2020

This poem, by Malaysian born Idura Hisham, concluded a blog written by her,

UK Somalis ‘racially profiled’ over FGM

Guest Author Published 5 November 2020

Parents are being wrongly arrested and having their children taken into care

International Women’s Day celebrated differently

Bríd Hehir Published 26 October 2020

The charity WorldwriteWorldbytes celebrated International Women’s Day 2018 differently

Western origin and limits of the anti-FGM movement

Guest Author Published 24 February 2020

What gave rise to the FGM movement and why Zero-Tolerance?

FGM data being misquoted to mislead public

Bríd Hehir Published 15 September 2018

In Sky TV News’ film clip about the mythical FGM ‘cutting season’

Bristol FGM model stereotypes immigrants

Bristol Somalis are not given credit for ending FGM

Guest Author Published 25 July 2018

The Bristol FGM model stereotypes Somalis

We need a zero tolerance approach to racist FGM campaigns

Bríd Hehir Published 18 June 2018

Interview with Kebe. Despite having been circumcised,

Alienating parents through FGM safeguarding

Safeguarding shouldn’t mean alienating: parents criticise FGM investigations

Guest Author Published 12 June 2018

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

Head to Head on Male Circumcision

Bríd Hehir Published 14 May 2018

As Iceland drops the proposed ban on male circumcision,

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