It focuses on caring for both physical and mental needs of the vulnerable or suffering and maintains an understanding, holistic and objective approach to the current situation. Female genital mutilation cutting fgmc is a traditional practice in which the external female genitalia is partially or totally incised or excised for a nontherapeutic reason, usually without. She has been awarded the order of the british empire for her work on womens health, and she received an international human rights award from equality now. Female genital mutilationthe numbers keep rising the. Female genital mutilation or cutting fgmc means piercing, cutting, removing, or sewing closed all or part of a girls or womans external genitals for no medical reason. If women and men are stepping up to stop genital cutting in places like senegal, then surely we can do the same here. Three important lessons from a new book on female genital cutting.
Insider perpectives on female genital mutilationfgm cutting and strategies for change. Some cultures believe that cutting girls lessens their sexual desire, thereby preventing premarital and extramarital sex. List of books and articles about female genital mutilation online. A report on the prevalence of female circumcision and female genital mutilation. Publications by hilary burrage and tobe levin on fgm. The practice and its prevention, widely considered one of the definitive sources of information on the practice. Women in indonesia holding their daughters after genitalcutting procedures in 20. Genital cutting and transnational sisterhood is a muchneeded response to the ethnocentric and arrogant western perceptions surrounding female genital cutting fgc, often referred to as either female genital mutilation or female circumcision, but including a variety of practices of varying history, severity, geographical distribution, and. An act relative to the penalties for the crime of female genital mutilation h. It is a procedure that involves partial or completely removing the external females genitalia or other injury to the female. Female genital cutting johns hopkins university press books. According to the world health organization, it comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. According to a 2014 world health organization who fact sheet, more than 125 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to some form of genital cutting in twenty.
The practice of female genital cutting, sometimes referred to as female circumcision and common in a number of african states, has attracted increasing attention in recent years and mobilized strong international opposition. Female genital cutting female circumstitionsbad reasons to cut a girl the aaps 2010 policy on fgc compared with its 1999 policy, and its 1999 policies on fgc and mgc compared. The practice of female genital cutting, sometimes referred to as female circumcision and common in a number of african states. The practices is customarily a family tradition that the young female of the age 015 would experience. It contains colour plates, illustrations, photos and graphs. Books on female genital mutilation publications by hilary. According to utilitarianism, we should produce the greatest amount of pleasure for the greatest number affected. In making the mark, miroslava prazak follows the practice of female circumcision through the lives and activities of community members in a rural kenyan. For female genital cutting as far as i know theres just this one page to cover a variety of modifications, so female circumcision would not be a very apt title. Female genital mutilation and books about ayaan hirsi magan ali. May 24, 2019 genital cutting, also called female genital mutilation, is a centuriesold practice that varies by culture.
If you like, use this post to tell readers why you started this blog and what you plan to do with it. Understanding and addressing violence against women female genital mutilation female genital mutilation1 fgm is internationally recognized as a violation of the human rights of girls and women, reflecting deeprooted inequality between the sexes. Her book woman at point zero 1975 is a fictionalised version of. Effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce the.
The team is celebrated because it proposes using technology to solve what is seen as an archaic injustice. Three important lessons from a new book on female genital cutting in kenya a 14yearold girl in burkina faso who has decided not to undergo female genital cutting, pictured with her parents in 2014. Improving care for women and girls who have undergone female. Female genital mutilation is a global health issue that can have devastating physical, psychological, and social consequences for girls and women 1. Review of the practice of female genital mutilation in nigeria. Female genital mutilation fgm has resurfaced in the uk since the 1980s following the migration of people from fgmpractising countries. Genital cutting, also called female genital mutilation, is a centuriesold practice that varies by culture. A chart comparing circumcision with female genital cutting fgmfgc. While most research to date focuses on the current practice of fgc in the african context, this limited understanding prohibits consideration of other instances and types of fgc. Most studies had an implicit focus on type iii female genital mutilation cutting and on maternity settings, but many studies combined groups or female genital mutilation cutting types, making it hard to draw conclusions specific to different communities, conditions or contexts. This unique book will assist those who care for women and girls who have had, or are at risk of having female genital mutilation. This kind of cutting has many names including circumcision, female genital mutilation, or the.
Proceedings of the fourth international symposium on sexual mutilations, lausanne, switzerland, 1996. Women lawyers urge lawmakers to criminalize female genital. British jury delivers first conviction for female genital cutting. The truth behind the horrifying global practice of female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation fgm also called female genital cutting fgc or female circumcision is a public health problem the world over. This paper contributes to an ongoing critical discussion of sexuality and female genital cutting fgc offered by feminists, human rights activists, and academics. The term female genital mutilation, commonly abbreviated to fgm, refers to procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons.
The practice is mostly carried out by traditional circumcisers, who often play other central roles in communities, such as attending childbirths. This book covers this controversial cultural practice that is taking place. This is one of the most intensive books that has been written on fgm in africa and more particularly in the sudan. Researching her latest book, ya author emma craigie went to the first national conference on female genital mutilation in 2012 and found. Insider perpectives on female genital mutilation fgm cutting and strategies for change. Its also known as female circumcision or cutting, and by other terms, such as sunna, gudniin, halalays, tahur, megrez and khitan, among others. Debates about female genital mutilationcutting fgmc have polarized opinion between those who see it as an abuse of womens health and human rights, to be eradicated, and those who may or may not oppose the practice, but see a double standard on the part of western campaigners who fail to challenge other unnecessary surgical. Infidel by ayaan hirsi ali, desert flower by waris dirie, born in the big rains. While it typically produces a visceral response of horror and revulsion in westerners, the practice is widely regarded in some cultures as essential for proper development. It is an unnecessary procedure that has no medical health benefits to the girls and women it is being performed on. The leading article by the two editors, surveying female genital cutting fgc as it relates to culture and rights, starts us off with a bang.
Female genital mutilation animation of what happens video. This urgently important, unflinching, yet sensitive examination rai. Aug 18, 2017 while prazaks book examines female genital cutting only among one population in kenya, it provides a model for understanding the grassroots dynamics shaping the practice. Genital cutting and transnational sisterhood ui press. Female genital mutilation fgm is of growing concern to health care providers in the united states and canada as more women from countries where the procedure is practiced emigrate to north america. Female genital mutilation animation of what happens. Female genital mutilationcutting fgmc is a traditional practice that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. Female genital mutilationthe numbers keep rising the new. Female genital mutilation fgm is the partial or complete removal of the external.
Female genital mutilation fgm, also known as female genital cutting fgc in nigeria accounts for the most female genital cutting mutilation fgmc cases worldwide. We are updating the title of this fact sheet and the way we refer to fgc by using the term female genital mutilation or cutting fgmc. Nov 18, 2017 nigeria is ranked third highest in female genital mutilation cutting fgmc prevalence in the world. Cultural conflict in the global community elizabeth heger boyle on. Female genital mutilation fgm is a procedure where the female genitals are deliberately cut, injured or changed, but theres no medical reason for this to be done. How does circumcision affect the rights of girls in a culture where initiation forms the lynchpin of the ritual cycle at the core of defining gender, identity, and social and political status. Female genital mutilation female genital cutting is also known as female genital mutilation and is practiced in many african nations as.
Female circumcision or, more precisely, female genital cutting fgc, remains an important cultural practice in many african countries, often serving as a comingofage ritual. Though the issue of female genital cutting, or circumcision, has become a nexus for debates on cultural relativism, human rights, patriarchal oppression, racism, and western imperialism, the literature has been separated by diverse fields of study. Judge bernard friedman dismisses most serious charges in female genital mutilation case against muslim doctor. In seeking to help eliminate the practice, the work places it in a. Sometimes the clitoris and the inner lips of the vagina are removed. Female genital mutilation fgm, also known as female genital cutting fgc in nigeria accounts for the most female genital cuttingmutilation fgmc cases worldwide.
Female genital cutting fgc, the current preferred term in the international community for the practice also known as female circumcision or female genital mutilation, is practiced in countries throughout the middle east and africa and in some muslim societies of southeast asia. Female genital mutilation an overview sciencedirect topics. Female genital mutilation fgm comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. Insider perpectives on female genital mutilationfgmcutting and strategies for change. Obstetric consequences of female genital mutilation. Understanding and addressing violence against women. The practice of female genital cutting, sometimes referred to as female. Obstetric consequences of female genital mutilationcutting. Female genital mutilation fgm, also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. Female genital mutilation fgm refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. Is female genital mutilation a moral practice female genital mutilation fgm is not a morally justified practice. Female genital cutting fgc is the collective name given to traditional practices involving the partial or total cutting away of, or other injury to, female external genitalia, whether for cultural or other nontherapeutic reasons.
Looking at female circumcision from a literary perspective and how writers are fighting the. Three important lessons from a new book on female genital. Researchers estimate more than 5,000 girls and women in the u. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Female genital mutilationcutting fgmc is a traditional practice in which the external female genitalia is partially or totally incised or excised for a nontherapeutic reason, usually without. This urgently important, unflinching, yet sensitive examination raises awareness about female genital cutting and provides essential information to help end its practice. Others see the ritual as an initiation into womanhood. Nigeria is ranked third highest in female genital mutilationcutting fgmc prevalence in the world. Home abusefemale genital mutilation fgm real story female genital mutilation fgm also known as cutting or female circumcision is a procedure carried out on girls and young women which involves removing some or all of the external genitals. The practice is found in africa, asia and the middle east, and within communities from countries in which fgm is common. While the exact number of girls and women worldwide who have undergone fgm remains unknown, at least 200 million girls and women have.
While it typically produces a visceral response of horror and. This fact sheet has been updated to include the most current and commonly used terms for female genital cutting fgc. A call to global action by nahid toubia order from amazon prisoners of ritual by hanny lightfootklein. A guide to laws and policies worldwide find, read and. An introduction to the demographics of fgm, including prevalence rates, is a necessary antecedent for understanding the cultural rationales for this widespread practice.
Discover librarianselected research resources on female genital mutilation from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Sometimes the girls genitals are sewn partially closed. Apr 22, 2015 female genital mutilation animation of what happens. Female genital mutilation in light of polish criminal law. More than 200 million women have undergone female genital mutilation fgm with 3 million more at risk every single year. Books on female genital mutilation publications by. Female genital cutting, also known as female genital mutilation and female circumcision, has been practiced for centuries in parts of africa, asia and the middle east. Feb 01, 2019 a court found a 37yearold woman guilty of committing female genital cutting on her 3yearold daughter, the first such conviction in britain since the practice was banned in 1985. Since fgm is almost always carried out on minors, it is also a violation of the rights of children. Why we cant stay silent about fgm childrens books the guardian. What is the effectiveness of interventions designed. Female genital mutilation cutting fgmc is a traditional practice that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons.
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