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81. New U.S. CDC Study Still Under Reports FGC in this Country
(News & Blog)
... women and girls living in the United States who were born in that country or who lived with a parent born in that country. These countries included: Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, ...
Created on 06 March 2016
82. FAQs
(Uncategorised)
... hadiths have been thrown out as “interpolation” or fabrication.   Many fatwas have been issued by religious leaders against FGC in countries such as Egypt, Mauritania and Senegal. In Islam the Prophet’s ...
Created on 11 January 2016
83. More News on FGC
(Uncategorised)
... groups discuss FGM FGC in Egypt: Egypt: The Law and FGM FGC and Islam: Islam and female circumcision   Muslim doctors against female circumcision ...
Created on 06 January 2016
84. Egypt
(Tags)
Egypt
Created on 23 June 2021
85. A 17-year-old girl passes away due to circumcision in Egypt
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
... Egypt.   The practice of female circumcision or any form of female genital cutting (FGC) has been banned in Egypt since 2007 and this procedure was carried out illegally on Mayar in a private hospital. ...
Created on 01 June 2016
86. FGC Articles & Research in Other Countries
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
... common than assumed: UN ‘Cut with a blade’: Colombia indigenous groups discuss FGM FGC and COVID: Is the Pandemic Causing a Surge in Female Genital Mutilation FGC in Egypt: Egypt: The ...
Created on 04 December 2017
87. FGM/C Sexual Education & Prevention: An Interview with Dr. Reham Awwad
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
By Kiah Leone In celebration of World Sexual Health Day, I sat down with Dr. Awwad, the co-founder of Egypt’s first-ever multidisciplinary female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) clinic, Restore, to ...
Created on 13 November 2023
88. I Said It Loudly: I am an FGM Survivor. Meeting FGM Survivors for the First Time Was My Cursed Blessing
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
...  By Anonymous Country: Egypt & United States Even now, despite my brain trying to convince me it was a good idea to attend a conference on FGM and Mental Health, I cannot emotionally explain what ...
Created on 03 April 2018
89. Khatna and the law, Part 1: Legislative Framework on Female Genital Cutting in Egypt
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
... the situation in Egypt where a law prohibiting FGC has been in place since 2008, but only two cases regarding FGC related deaths have been reported in the years following. According to 28 Too Many the ...
Created on 13 July 2018
90. On the path to healing: My journey after experiencing female genital cutting
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
... specific to me. At a young age, I underwent Type II female genital cutting, known specifically as “taharah” (purification) within the Egyptian community, in which only part of the clitoral hood was removed ...
Created on 31 December 2019
91. Psychosexual Care for FGM/C Survivors: An Interview with Dr. Reham Awwad
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
...  When Restore opened in June 2020, it became Egypt’s first-ever multidisciplinary female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) clinic. Co-founded by aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Reham Awwad and ...
Created on 04 September 2023
92. Remembering Egyptian feminist’s heroic fight against female genital cutting
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
By Madrisha Debnath Despite the fact that the mother of Egyptian Feminist Movement Nawal El Saadawi died at age 89 earlier this year, her fight against patriarchy lives on. Born in 1931, she was an Egyptian ...
Created on 08 August 2021
93. Tracing the Origins of Female Genital Cutting: How It All started
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
... scholars mentioning its prevalence before the advent of Christianity. Broadly, the practice is believed to have originated in Egypt where circumcised and infibulated mummies were found according to Frank ...
Created on 21 July 2018
94. Voices reflection: Speaking freely about my experience
(Article tagged with: Egypt)
... in the region in Egypt. I was cut at the age of 10. I have always been very concerned about women’s rights and gender equality. This passion and concern were what inspired me to produce documentary work ...
Created on 25 August 2021
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Washington D.C. Passes Comprehensive Law to Protect Children from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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