Female genital mutilation (FGM) isn't someone else's problem. It has come to America.
Female genital mutilation is something we all must be concerned about.
Not only for the victims in foreign countries.
Hundreds of thousands of women and girls in America are in danger of FGM.
The world is waking up to the reality of mutilating women and girls. The United Nations has designated February 6 as the Day of Zero Tolerance of FGM, and is in Phase III of eradicating the practice worldwide.
The movement to ban FGM is picking up among state legislatures across America.
EndFGMtoday.com shows what you can do to help.
‘The Real War on Women’ set for Friday
Two women set to speak Friday in Council Bluffs will offer listeners a glimpse of how poorly women are treated in some Middle Eastern countries. Aynaz Anni Cyrus and Farrah Prudence will speak during “The Real War on Women” from noon to 3 p.m. Friday at Broadway United Methodist Church…
MALONEY LEGISLATION INCREASING PENALTIES FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION PASSES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:
The House Committee on the Judiciary approved on November 2 the Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation (SAFE) Act, bipartisan legislation from Representatives Dave Trott (MI-11) and Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) that would increase the federal penalty for female genital mutilation from 5 years to 15 years in prison and encourage states…
Tough new FGM penalties in U.S.: ‘They are not doctors. They are butchers’
Slamming female genital mutilation as a “grotesque, barbaric practice” the United States is moving to triple penalties for people convicted of performing the sickening procedure. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill sponsored by Michigan Republican Dave Trott that would raise penalties from five years in prison to 15.…
Female Genital Mutilation: A Woman’s Right to Reject it over Religious Cultural Rights
Why was Sharmila Seyyid’s invitation to the Tamil Literature Conference revoked? Simple answer is because she spoke openly against the prevalence of female genital mutilation among the Muslim community. We are boasting of democracy but the reality is that this lady who was officially invited to speak at the conference…
Devout Christian, 49, accused of carrying out female genital mutilation on his own daughter appears in court
A devout Christian accused of carrying out female genital mutilation on his own daughter has appeared in court. The 49-year-old, who is of African descent, faces two charges under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 relating to one child and three counts of child cruelty relating to three of his…
Panel sends genital mutilation bill to U.S. House
Washington — The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced to the full House a bill sponsored by Rep. Dave Trott, R-Birmingham, that would increase the maximum federal penalty for female genital mutilation from five years in prison to 15 years. The legislation came about after federal prosecutors filed charges in the…
AFM: Brian O’Shea Talks Social Drama With ‘Girl From Mogadishu’
Brian O’Shea has led the Exchange to strong growth. Launched in 2011, the self-funded finance-sales company has sold and/or financed such notable films as the award-winning documentary “Gleason,” “Chocolate City,” “A Street Cat Named Bob,” “The Spectacular Now” and “Dear White People.” O’Shea recently talked to Variety about the company, You’re currently working on “A Girl From Mogadishu” from…
Let’s Prioritize Protecting Girls
Beyoncé has often been controversial, but her latest video deserves unanimous applause for raising awareness of how girls are still treated as second class citizens in too much of the world, where violence, female genital mutilation, and child marriage are too often the norm. American women on the right and the left may…
Female Genital Mutilation is violence against the girl-child
Hi kids, Do you know that Female Genital Mutilation is the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. This act has done terrible damage to girls’ organs as it causes severe pain and may result in prolonged bleeding, infection, infertility and even death. This…
Women’s Convention speakers raise eyebrows over past remarks
The first national Women’s Convention in 40 years opened Friday, featuring speakers who could not condemn female genital mutilation, who called white women “awful”, and who said they are more afraid of Israel supporters than “the mentally ill young people the FBI recruits to join ISIS.” An offshoot of the…