The ISS, finally, identifies 5 commonplace myths to debunk about female genital mutilation: "they are a Muslim practice or a religious practice", "some forms are less serious", "they are practiced ...

This worldwide practice has affected up to 200 million women, many from countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Why does FGM continue to be so widespread? Will other countries follow Kenya ...

The 76-page lawsuit led by Eric Clopper, a Los Angeles-based attorney and leader of the advocacy group Intact Global, alleges that genital cutting of newborn boys has been “medicalized” in the U.S.

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The deaths of three girls have reinvigorated efforts to ban female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone, where the practice is still widespread despite global efforts to eradicate it.