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Activist Speaks On How She Survived ‘Highly Demonic’ Female Genital Mutilation

endfgmtoday October 24, 2017 October 24, 2017at-risk girls, Domestic Violence Act, endorsers of FGM in America, Feminism, FGM, Health Information, Importing FGM to America, Legislation, Press Release, Religious practice, U.S.

Full Article Originally Posted at: http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/21/activist-speaks-on-how-she-survived-highly-demonic-female-genital-mutilation/ A human rights activist relayed the “demonic ” experience of female genital mutilation (FGM) she underwent to a small crowd Thursday night at George Washington University. Anti-FGM activist F.A. Cole spoke about her personal experience at “Understanding FGM/C in the U.S, ” a six-person panel discussing the…

‘Robust Dialogue’ Needed About Equity of Women in Healthcare

endfgmtoday October 24, 2017 October 24, 2017Feminism, Health Information, Legislation, U.S.

Article Originally posted at: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/887276 “At least 75% of the health workforce are female, and looking around this room…there is no shortage of talented women in the pipeline. But the picture looks different at the top, ” Michele Barry, MD, director of the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and…

FBI Launches New Fight to Uncover Secretive Female Genital Mutilation in US

endfgmtoday October 18, 2017 October 18, 2017at-risk girls, Importing FGM to America, Islam, Jumana Nagarwala, Legislation, Maine, Michigan, Religious practice

Originally posted at:http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/october/fbi-launches-new-fight-to-uncover-secretive-female-genital-mutilation-in-us Most Americans are unaware of a very old, barbaric tradition which continues to be practiced to this day inside their own country. For decades, the horrific practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has continued in the US due to secretive trafficking. This torture has endured unsuspected,…

Less Judgement, More Action Is Needed On Female Genital Mutilation

endfgmtoday October 17, 2017 October 17, 2017Africa, at-risk girls, Canada, Domestic Violence Act, endorsers of FGM in America, Federal Charges, Feminism, FGM, Importing FGM to America, Legislation, Media, U.S., WHO

Originally posted at: https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/less-judgement-more-action-is-needed-on-female-genital-mutilation-shaazia-ebrahim/ Despite the dangers and growing opposition to the practice, female genital mutilation (FGM) persists across the world. According to the World Health Organisation, over 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone FGM – the partial or total removal of their external female genitalia – or other…

40 Women To Watch Over 40 Celebrates Possibilities Ahead For Women

endfgmtoday October 17, 2017 October 17, 2017Africa, at-risk girls, Domestic Violence Act, endorsers of FGM in America, Feminism, FGM, Health Information, Importing FGM to America, Legislation, Media, U.S.

Full Article Originally posted at: 40 Women To Watch Over 40 Celebrates Possibilities Ahead For Women Nawal Nour is the Director of the African Women’s Health Center and other initiatives at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and a foremost expert in combatting female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) internationally. She…

FGM Campaigner Leyla Hussein on Why Genital Cutting Is a Global Problem

endfgmtoday October 17, 2017 October 17, 2017at-risk girls, Domestic Violence Act, endorsers of FGM in America, Federal Charges, Feminism, FGM, Health Information, Importing FGM to America, Legislation, Media, U.S., United Kingdom

Originally Posted at: https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/10/11/fgm-campaigner-leyla-hussein-on-why-genital-cutting-is-a-global-problem NEW YORK – Leyla Hussein has become one of the world’s most visible campaigners against female genital mutilation (FGM). However, the FGMsurvivor, psychotherapist and award-winning advocate for gender equality, thinks the practice can only be stamped out if the affected communities tackle it with just the right combination of political…

Ohio may ban female genital mutilation for girls under 18

endfgmtoday October 17, 2017 October 17, 2017at-risk girls, Federal Charges, Feminism, FGM, Legislation, Ohio, Press Release, U.S.

Full Article orginally Posted at:http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ohio-may-ban-female-genital-mutilation-for-girls-under/ZUEBgGRGt3De0vxtNoUlTO/ Columbus Ohio does not explicitly prohibit female genital mutilation — a practice that state Sen. Peggy Lehner, R-Kettering, wants to outlaw for girls under 18. “It is pretty evident that it’s an extremely painful procedure and it has life-long effects on young women, ” Lehner…

Unreported, Unsuspected, Undetected

endfgmtoday October 12, 2017 October 12, 2017at-risk girls, Domestic Violence Act, Elizabeth Yore, Federal Charges, Feminism, FGM, Health Information, Legislation, Religious practice

The hidden trafficking of the practice of underground female genital mutilation in the United States often goes unreported, unsuspected and undetected. The first federal prosecution of female genital mutilation (18 USC § 116) is occurring in Detroit, Michigan, with the indictment of Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, the alleged mutilator, along with eight…

Borked under fire

endfgmtoday October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017Catholicism, Legislation, Religious Liberty, Religious practice, U.S.

As Americans become more entrenched in our strengthening secular bunker, attacks on Christianity have become more commonplace. Being too faithful is problematic, especially for those in public life as witnessed by the dishonorable attack by Sen. Diane Feinstein upon Amy Barrett, the Notre Dame Law school professor nominated by President…

Lawmakers consider implications of female-mutilation ban

endfgmtoday October 11, 2017 October 11, 2017at-risk girls, Importing FGM to America, Islam, Legislation, Religious practice

Home / All News / Lawmakers consider implications of female-mutilation ban Rep. Linda Slocum, DFL-Richfield, left, speaks during a joint House-Senate Legislative Task Force on Child Protection hearing Tuesday. Slocum questioned whether a bill aimed at thwarting the practice of female genital mutilation was “race-based.” (Staff photo: Kevin Featherly) Hennepin County Human Services Director…