New Report: More Than 9,000 Women Treated for Mutilated Genitals in UK Last Year
The study: ‘Female genital mutilation was most commonly performed when girls were aged between five and nine.’
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Photographer for Elle, Italian Vogue Glamorizes Women Who Performed Female Genital Mutilations
The series seeks to call attention to the problem of FGM—but it portrays former mutilators as heroic, beautiful.
Two Michigan Moms Charged in Expanding Federal Investigation Into Female Genital Mutilation in US
They’ve been released on $10,000 bond and are permitted to remain in contact with their children.
Fourth Woman Arrested in Widening Michigan Female Genital Mutilation Investigation
The complaint says 48-year-old Tahera Shafiq was there on the night a doctor cut the genitals of two young girls.
Lawyer Claims Michigan Mosque Paid for Female Genital Mutilation for 7-Year-Old Girls
All three Michigan residents accused have ties to the Farmington Hills mosque.
Detroit Doctor Alleged to Have Performed Genital Mutilation on Up to 100 Girls
The prosecutor said she had evidence tied to eight specific girls and estimated there were many more.
Virginia Imam Caught On Camera Endorsing Female Genital Mutilation to Curb ‘Hypersexuality’ in Girls
Without genital cutting, ‘a woman is not satisfied with one person, or two, or three.’
Alan Dershowitz Joins Legal Team Defending Female Genital Mutilation on Religious Freedom Grounds
It’s the first such case prosecuted in the US, and the defendants could get life in prison.
Husband and Wife Arrested for Female Genital Mutilation of 7-Year-Old Girls in Michigan
All three people arrested so far, including a doctor, are affiliated with the same mosque.
Michigan Doctor Faces Felony Charges for Genital Mutilation of 7-Year-Old Girls
She allegedly performed the procedure on two seven-year-old girls in February.