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Doctors in Egypt launch anti-genital cutting campaign after girl dies
Doctors in Egypt have taken time out of their surgeries for a campaign to raise ...
Middle East -
Egypt releases doctor who performed FGM on 12-year-old who bled to death
An Egyptian court released on bail Thursday a doctor who was detained for ...
Middle East -
It is time to stop FGM
A few weeks ago, my wife mentioned that our door attendant’s 10-year-old ...
Middle East Opinion -
Egypt approves tougher jail terms for FGM
More than nine in 10 women and girls aged 15 to 49 in Egypt have undergone FGM
Middle East -
Egypt MP in hot water after backing FGM because ‘men are sexually weak’
Head of Egypt’s National Council for Women calls him a man suffering from ...
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Egypt’s parliament is to vote on tougher penalties for FGM
Female genital mutilation was criminalized in 2008 but remains widespread in Egypt
Middle East -
Egypt investigates teenage girl’s death during circumcision operation
Mayar Mohamed Mousa died in El Canal hospital on Sunday while under full ...
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Kenyan parents fearing ban on FGM get girls cut at night
Kenyan families wanting their daughters to undergo ritual genital cutting are ...
North Africa -
Have Arab women broken any barriers in 2015?
Women’s rights are still lacking – the region cannot expect society to change and ...
Middle East Opinion -
FGM app launches in Britain as school holiday danger zone nears
An estimated 137,000 women and girls in England and Wales have undergone FGM, and ...
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Anthropologist reveals FGM practiced in western, southern Iran
Anthropologist Kameel Ahmady's research shows FGM is performed in “secret pockets” ...
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Study claims practice of female genital mutilation in Iran
The report shows that FGM is being practiced in at least four major provinces in ...
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Ignorance of FGM is ‘worryingly high’ in Britain
A leading UK charity has warned of ignorance over FGM even as Hollywood star ...
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The challenges of tackling female genital mutilation in Egypt
“The victims of female genital mutilation are finally vindicated,” said the ...
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Egypt’s FGM conviction is a milestone - but what next?
Female circumcision is not a religious practice. Above all, it is a cultural ...
Middle East Opinion
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Egypt doctor convicted over girl’s death in landmark FGM case
Equality Now called the ruling a ‘monumental victory’ for women and girls in a ...
Middle East -
Egypt court agrees to hear appeal on FGM acquittal verdict
Batea’s case is considered to be the first time an Egypt court looked into FGM
Middle East -
G.Bissau launches first female genital mutilation prosecutions
FGM is usually carried out on girls between infancy and age 15. It can cause ...
Africa -
Egypt acquits doctor in female genital mutilation
The court in Dakahliya ruled Thursday that the doctor, Raslan Fadl, and the father ...
Middle East -
Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation
The latest survey, conducted in 2008, showed 91 percent for women aged 15-49 have ...
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London school warns students of FGM, forced marriage
A school in the East end of London has started teaching young people on the ...
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U.N. chief launches campaign to end female genital mutilation
More than 125 million women have been mutilated in 29 countries in Africa and ...
Africa -
Investigating FGM
Special Mission -
U.N.: ISIS orders female genital mutilation in Iraq
The "fatwa" would potentially affect 4 million women and girls
Middle East -
Female genital cutting hot topic in UK parliament
A report found that around 170,000 women and girls were living with FGM across the ...
News -
Britain to prosecute first female genital mutilation cases
FGM has been illegal in Britain since 1985 but no-one has ever been prosecuted
World News