Tag: female circumcision
Women should be free to choose circumcision
Bríd Hehir
Published 21 December 2020
It’s generally accepted in the West that women are equal before the law and have bodily autonomy.
Read MoreAm 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,
Read MoreMyths and Facts on Female Circumcision
Guest Author
Published 4 June 2018
The website, Female Circumcision, wades into this fraught field in an attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff.
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Male circumcision is celebrated while female is illegal
Guest Author
Published 17 May 2018
Jewish and Muslim communities are braced for the impact of a landmark ruling
Read MoreHead to Head on Male Circumcision
Bríd Hehir
Published 14 May 2018
As Iceland drops the proposed ban on male circumcision,
Read MoreA 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,
Read MoreWhy the law against FGM should be scrapped
Guest Author
Published 15 November 2017
Causing grievous bodily harm, including mutilation,
Read MoreFemale Circumcision: Where’s the harm?
Bríd Hehir
Published 17 June 2017
A minor genital procedure, objectively viewed
Read MoreFemale Circumcision – communities call for religious freedom to be upheld
Guest Author
Published 13 June 2017
Myths and facts about circumcision
Read MoreWomen’s Empowerment in Sierra Leone’s Sande/Bondo Society
Guest Author
Published 10 August 2016
It is rare to come across an article that describes
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