Tag: Dawoodi Bohra
Gender equality in Abrahamic circumcision – why or why not?
A recently published issue of Global Discourse uses Professor Richard Shweder’s essay
Read MoreWhy we should be concerned about UK FGM laws
My paper, Why we should be concerned about UK female genital mutilation laws
Read MoreMale circumcision is celebrated while female is illegal
Jewish and Muslim communities are braced for the impact of a landmark ruling
Read More‘FGM’: Reflecting on the language we use
The word ‘mutilation’ turns any question on female genital procedures
Read MoreFemale Circumcision – communities call for religious freedom to be upheld
Myths and facts about circumcision
Read MoreDouble standards secure FGM conviction and religious intolerance
An Australian FGM trial has helped promote intolerance
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Recent Tweets by @ShiftingSandFGC
Mutilation is OK - if carried out in the name of transgenderism. shiftingsands.org.uk/is-trans…
@MaryKenny4 @AnnFuredi I thought @AnnFuredi addressed that point well in this podcast. podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0…
Allan J Jacobs @globaldiscourse shows how understanding of the anatomy of female/male bodies can contribute to debates about circumcision: anatomical differences make female circumcision dangerous in infancy and male circumcision safest in infancy. bristoluniversitypressdigital…
In this @globaldiscourse essay, @briandavidearp shows how he and Rick Shweder agree on the presence of double standards but depart in their normative conclusions, with Earp rejecting all medically unnecessary medical cutting of children. bristoluniversitypressdigital…
Here, Drs Ahmadu and Kamau analyse the paradox of the treatment of @FGC in #Kenyan law, in which legislation appears to privilege gender-confirming surgery in a cultural context with less fluid gender norms. ingentaconnect.com/content/bu…