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1. Locating female genital cutting through films and documentaries
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By Debangana Chatterjee Though films and documentaries related to female genital cutting (FGC) promise to uphold the realities surrounding the subject, there are undeniable strings of subjective interpretations ...
Created on 19 February 2019
2. Why female genital cutting still continues: Exploring the reasons behind its sustenance
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee The reasons why female genital cutting (FGC) continues are multifarious and overlapping. Complex and interconnected sets of reasons for FGC are woven into the faiths of the communities. ...
Created on 05 February 2019
3. Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Is it an Islamic Practice? (Part 2)
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By Debangana Chatterjee  Though often being referred to as an Islamic practice, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) precedes both Islam and Christianity. It is believed to have originated in the Pharaonic era ...
Created on 13 October 2018
4. What Islam says about Female Genital Cutting and how far are these texts invincible? (Part 1)
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By Debangana Chatterjee A journey through religious texts helps us to validate or disprove the claims that there are religious justifications for traditional cultural practices. A similar logic applies ...
Created on 06 October 2018
5. Tracing the Origins of Female Genital Cutting: How It All started
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By Debangana Chatterjee Though the exact reason for the origin of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is unknown due to the dearth of conclusive evidences, multiple theories revolve around how the practice ...
Created on 21 July 2018
6. 'Call it by the Name': A researcher’s dilemma on the FGM-FGC terminology debat
(News & Blog)
by Debangana Chatterjee Two years back when I ventured into trying to understand a culturally specific embodied practice pertaining to procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female ...
Created on 27 June 2018
7. Locating female genital cutting through films and documentaries
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee Though films and documentaries related to female genital cutting (FGC) promise to uphold the realities surrounding the subject, there are undeniable strings of subjective interpretations ...
Created on 19 February 2019
8. Why female genital cutting still continues: Exploring the reasons behind its sustenance
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee The reasons why female genital cutting (FGC) continues are multifarious and overlapping. Complex and interconnected sets of reasons for FGC are woven into the faiths of the communities. ...
Created on 05 February 2019
9. Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Is it an Islamic Practice? (Part 2)
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee  Though often being referred to as an Islamic practice, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) precedes both Islam and Christianity. It is believed to have originated in the Pharaonic era ...
Created on 13 October 2018
10. What Islam says about Female Genital Cutting and how far are these texts invincible? (Part 1)
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee A journey through religious texts helps us to validate or disprove the claims that there are religious justifications for traditional cultural practices. A similar logic applies ...
Created on 06 October 2018
11. Tracing the Origins of Female Genital Cutting: How It All started
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee Though the exact reason for the origin of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is unknown due to the dearth of conclusive evidences, multiple theories revolve around how the practice ...
Created on 21 July 2018
12. 'Call it by the Name': A researcher’s dilemma on the FGM-FGC terminology debat
(News & Blog)
by Debangana Chatterjee Two years back when I ventured into trying to understand a culturally specific embodied practice pertaining to procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female ...
Created on 27 June 2018
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Created on 03 December 2024
14. 'Call it by the Name': A researcher’s dilemma on the FGM-FGC terminology debat
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by Debangana Chatterjee Two years back when I ventured into trying to understand a culturally specific embodied practice pertaining to procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female ...
Created on 27 June 2018
15. Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Is it an Islamic Practice? (Part 2)
(Article tagged with: Debangana Chatterjee)
By Debangana Chatterjee  Though often being referred to as an Islamic practice, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) precedes both Islam and Christianity. It is believed to have originated in the Pharaonic era ...
Created on 13 October 2018
16. Locating female genital cutting through films and documentaries
(Article tagged with: Debangana Chatterjee)
By Debangana Chatterjee Though films and documentaries related to female genital cutting (FGC) promise to uphold the realities surrounding the subject, there are undeniable strings of subjective interpretations ...
Created on 19 February 2019
17. Tracing the Origins of Female Genital Cutting: How It All started
(Article tagged with: Debangana Chatterjee)
By Debangana Chatterjee Though the exact reason for the origin of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is unknown due to the dearth of conclusive evidences, multiple theories revolve around how the practice ...
Created on 21 July 2018
18. What Islam says about Female Genital Cutting and how far are these texts invincible? (Part 1)
(Article tagged with: Debangana Chatterjee)
By Debangana Chatterjee A journey through religious texts helps us to validate or disprove the claims that there are religious justifications for traditional cultural practices. A similar logic applies ...
Created on 06 October 2018
19. Why female genital cutting still continues: Exploring the reasons behind its sustenance
(Article tagged with: Debangana Chatterjee)
By Debangana Chatterjee The reasons why female genital cutting (FGC) continues are multifarious and overlapping. Complex and interconnected sets of reasons for FGC are woven into the faiths of the communities. ...
Created on 05 February 2019

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