Its global annual incidence is believed to be 3 in one million people. Most popular female circumcision movies and tv shows imdb. Includes interviews with victims, activists against female circumcision, and circumcisers. As of september 1997, it will be illegal in the united states to circumcise females under the age of 18 prohibition of female genital mutilation act of 1995. Most popular female circumcision movies and tv shows refine see titles to watch instantly. The first federal prosecution of female genital mutilation has women in the us sharing own stories. Religious views on female genital mutilation wikipedia. Book 2 bow and arrow 2 burkina faso 2 bwa people 2 cairo egypt 2 canadian horror 2. Increasing trends away from traditional practitioners and toward medicalization of fgc in africa is changing the nature and impact of the practices. How supermodel waris dirie saved girl from female genital mutilation. Spatial modelling and mapping of female genital mutilation in kenya. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Charlotte feldmanjacobs and donna clifton, female genital mutilationcutting.
Before i proceed, a brief overview of the ritual in africa, in general, and sudan, in particular, will help put this material in context. Though the issue of female genital cutting, or circumcision, has become a nexus for debates on cultural relativism. Fraught with medical, legal, and bioethical debates, fgc is practiced in 28 african countries and some countries in asia. Socalled female circumcision, in the form of excision of the labia minora and clitoris clitoridectomy aimed at destroying sexual sensation, is known in islam although it is a cultural, not a religious practice and in certain societies of africa, south america, and elsewhere. Female circumcision brings together african activists to examine the issue within its various cultural and historical contexts, the debates. Female circumcision provided a point of coalescence and impetus for this articulation. There is a widespread view among practitioners of female genital mutilation fgm that it is a religious requirement, although prevalence rates often vary according to geography and ethnic group. Fgm secretly happening in south africa africa witness. Female circumcision and the controversy it has engendered. A provocative book, clearly written for both general and scholarly audiences. This book discusses the definition and types of fgm and explores the common justifications for the practice, along with the incidence in africa, global laws, legal. This leaves them with reduced or no sexual feeling. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Female genital mutilation is recognized both internationally and locally to. June 2009 bulletin of the school of oriental and african studies. Female circumcision gathers together african activists to examine the issue within its various cultural and historical contexts, the debates on circumcision regarding african refugee and immigrant populations in the u. Visit the choosing a pediatrician page for assistance in picking a doctor who is right for your family. Female circumcision brings together african activists to examine the issue within its various cultural and historical contexts, the debates on circumcision regarding african refugee and immigrant populations in the u. The purpose of this research is to investigate the issue of female genital mutilation in africa, as one of the biggest social problems that is affecting the majority of women and young girls.
Top 10 countries which practice female genital mutilation. In an interview in anthropology today available free as pdf here, she attacks western feminists, media and antifemale genital mutilation campaigns and accuses them for presenting a onesided, ethnocentric picture of female circumcision. Female circumcision is a very important health problem affecting about 140 million people all around the world. The book s authors repeatedly allude to critics who have inquired into the basis for ignoring male circumcision while opposing even a ceremonial nick of female genitalia. 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. While the female form is used to denote both male and female genitalia, it should be considered to refer only to the male circumcised organ. The who defines the practice as all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or. He states that the arabic for the two circumcision organs is a single word used to connote two forms of circumcision. 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. A young girl bleeds after under going female circumcision the pulitzer prizes photographs by hassan isilow. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For similar reasons, nahid toubia and anika rahman, editors of female genital mutilation, use fc as well as fgm.
Female genital cutting fgc, also known as female circumcision or female genital mutilation, is an ancient practice that predates the abrahamic religions. Female circumcision, described as female genital mutilation in western discourse, has been actively addressed in recent years. 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. The who identifies three broad types of female circumcision. Culture, controversy, and change directions in applied anthropology. However, for many women living in africa, or emigrating from africa. Increasing trends away from traditional practitioners and toward medicalization of fgc. Why some women choose to get circumcised the atlantic. Circumcision books research circumcision circumcision. Prevalence of fgmc among young women shows promise of decline. Wouldbe filmmaker sophie left africa for canada as a child. Most popular female genital mutilation movies and tv shows imdb. Who female genital mutilation and obstetric outcome. How supermodel waris dirie saved girl from female genital.
Female genital mutilationcutting fgmc is the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other nontherapeutic reasons. Heated debates about and insurgencies against female circumcision are symptoms of a disease emanating from a mindset that produced hierarchies of humans, conquered colonies, and built empires. Often performed without anesthetic under septic conditions by lay practitioners with little or no knowledge of human anatomy or medicine, female circumcision. For healthcare, seek a qualified medical professional who is knowledgeable on the benefits of a whole body and intact care and who knows the harms involved in circumcision and forced retraction. This paper presents an overview of female circumcision in africa. For many years now, female circumcision has had only paradoxes to offerto borrow from joan scotts provocative title. Feb 15, 2014 how supermodel waris dirie saved girl from female genital mutilation.
While the exact number of girls and women worldwide who have undergone fgm remains unknown, at least 200 million girls and women have. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Female genital mutilation fgm, also known as female genital cutting fgc, is practiced in 30 countries in western, eastern, and northeastern africa, in parts of the middle east and asia, and within some immigrant communities in europe, north america and australia. Insisting that the hierarchy on which the imperialist project rests is not bipolar but multilayered and more complex, the contributions in this volume demonstrate how imperialist discourses complicate issues of gender, race, and history. In their excellent introduction to this collection of essays, the editors an assistant professor and a graduate student, both from the university of washingtons anthropology department write that. Female circumcision in africa and the problem of crosscultural perspectives by dr. Shes maid at the somalian embassy in london, then mcdonalds, where shes discovered and becomes intl top model. Female circumcision an overview sciencedirect topics. This study examines the effect of different types of fgm on obstetric outcome. This book made me look at the practice of female circumcision with a much less biased perspective. For many years now, female circumcision has had only paradoxes to offerto. The following are some female genital mutilation facts and frequently asked questions. Eight weeks or less after childbirth, venda women undergo a traditional ceremony called muthuso.
Female genital mutilation is defined as the removal of part or all of the female genitalia for nonmedical reasons. Case studies from nine african countries where female genital cutting fgc is traditionally and currently. Proceedings of the fourth international symposium on sexual mutilations, lausanne, switzerland, 1996. This interdisciplinary volume examines the issue of fema. Reliable evidence about the effect of female genital mutilation fgm on obstetric outcome is scarce. Feb 15, 2010 is it a good idea to fight against female circumcision. Documentary about female genital mutilation in africa. Is it a good idea to fight against female circumcision.
But, before i had even finished the introduction, my viewpoint was changing. In an interview in anthropology today available free as pdf here, she attacks western feminists, media and anti female genital mutilation campaigns and accuses them for presenting a onesided, ethnocentric picture of female circumcision. Medical, legal, and ethical considerations in pediatric practice, george c. Most popular female circumcision movies and tv shows.
The practice is mostly carried out by traditional circumcisers, who often play other central roles in communities, such as attending childbirths. The practice is found in africa, asia and the middle east, and within communities from countries in which fgm is common. It found that women with fgm are significantly more likely than those without fgm to have adverse obstetric outcomes. Female genital mutilation in south africa africlaw. 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, also termed as female cutting or female circumcision, is one type of genital mutilation and is defined by the world health organization who, 2008 as all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non medical reasons p. Keeping this in mind, ellen gruenbaum in her book, the female circumcision controversy, uses the term female circumcision fc, despite the fact that circumcision for female genitalia trivializes the damage and scale of the practice. There is an ongoing debate about the extent to which the practices continuation is influenced by custom, social pressure, lack of healthcare information, and the position of women in society. Fgm is a broad term that encapsulates different types of female circumcisionclitoridectomy, excision, infibulation, and other forms such as incising, scraping, or pricking the genital area. For nearly 17 years, migrants from all over the world have been flocking to south africa, bringing with them their cultural practices. I had looked at a lot of research regarding female circumcision and was prepared to write paper loaded with righteous indignation over the practice. Chapter 4 female circumcision in africa and beyond the anthropology of a difficult issue. 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 fgm is a destructive, invasive procedure that is usually performed on girls before puberty. Female circumcision, the partial or total cutting away of the external female genitalia, has been practiced for centuries in parts of africa, generally as one element of a rite of passage preparing young girls for womanhood and marriage. Female circumcision is illegal in several african and european countries and in canada. List of books and articles about circumcision online. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The loss of colonies and empires does not in any way mitigate the ideological underpinnings of empirebuilding and the knowledge construction that subtends it.
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