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Verdict: Female circumcision is not mutilation

Guest Author Published 24 September 2018

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

Medicine, Morals, and Female Genital Cutting

Guest Author Published 23 January 2018

The arrest of Jumana Nagarwala and her colleagues,

‘FGM’: Reflecting on the language we use

Guest Author Published 23 January 2018

The word ‘mutilation’ turns any question on female genital procedures

'FGM' term undermines efforts to reduce rates of cutting.

American arrogance and the movement to end ‘FGM’

Guest Author Published 25 September 2015

‘Female Genital Mutilation’ (FGM) is widely condemned,

Does pitying victims or survivors of FGM/C help?

Bríd Hehir Published 22 May 2015

I’ve been to a number of public, professional and theatrical events

Is FGM/C barbaric mutilation?

Bríd Hehir Published 19 May 2015

When it comes to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

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@historykev Why @historykev Just meaningless twaddle, surely? ‘Dignity and respect’ has permeated all NHS ‘care’ for ages now. Just words?

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