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The prosecution of Dawoodi Bohra women: some reasonable doubts

Bríd Hehir Published 30 April 2021

Two court cases in 2019 involving Dawoodi Bohras (a Shia Muslim sect),

The low horizons of the anti-FGM industry

Bríd Hehir Published 5 February 2021

The obsession with FGM which considers recipients little more than victims of violence with mutilated genitals

No, we don’t need an FGM Commissioner

Bríd Hehir Published 24 January 2021

Straw-dog arguments largely informed two papers promoting the need for an FGM Commissioner.

International Women’s Day celebrated differently

Bríd Hehir Published 26 October 2020

The charity WorldwriteWorldbytes celebrated International Women’s Day 2018 differently

Barnardo’s sows suspicion of child abuse linked to faith and belief

Bríd Hehir Published 5 May 2020

Lockdown, we are told, is a dangerous time for children and families.

We need to understand FGM history in order to deal with it

We need to understand FGM history to deal with it

Bríd Hehir Published 16 March 2020

Sara Mire’s recent opinion piece entitled ‘We won’t eradicate FGM if we keep misunderstanding its history’

We are submitting women and girls to a cruel experiment.

Gender reassignment: the West’s answer to FGM?

Guest Author Published 26 November 2019

Puberty blockers. Breast binding. Gender reassignment surgery. We are submitting women and girls to a cruel experiment says Dr Sarah Ingham.

Cardiff Somalis perplexed by FGM obsession

Bríd Hehir Published 21 November 2019

More than 70 feisty, vocal women, predominantly of Somali heritage,

Border Force and Metropolitan Police operation ‘highly commended’ at ‘World Class Policing Awards’

Operation Limelight uncritically awarded for FGM work

Bríd Hehir Published 18 November 2019

A joint operation between police and Border Forces has been highly commended, not criticised,

Why should primary schools educate children about FGM?

Bríd Hehir Published 25 July 2019

Teaching school children about FGM is unnecessary.

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