Female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom First reading of Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act, Hansard, 2 March 1983 ... The Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 (c. 38) is a repealed Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made ... Text of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom ... Female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom, 1985 in women's history). ...

These circumcisions take place at any point between birth and puberty. Gruenbaum, Ellen (2015). The Female Circumcision ... female circumcision'. This term, however, draws a direct parallel with male circumcision and, as a result, creates confusion ... including circumcision, female genital mutilation (FGM), and intersex genital surgeries; a number of anti-circumcision ... Male and female circumcision were already well established among these tribes, and probably had been for more than 1,000 years ...

If circumcision makes one a Muslim, then what about a woman? She is the other half of a man's body, and she does not leave him ... History of circumcision Prevalence of circumcision Glass, J. M. (January 1999). "Religious circumcision: a Jewish view". BJU ... "Acceptability of male circumcision and predictors of circumcision preference among men and women in Nyanza province Kenya". ... Because of the love of woman, circumcision is done; I don't believe in it, O Siblings of Destiny. If God wished me to be a ...

... since circumcision was rare among Eastern European Christians. Gruenbaum, Ellen (2015). The Female Circumcision Controversy: An ... Jewish Encyclopedia: Circumcision Catholic Encyclopedia: Circumcision Gentiles and Circumcision (CS1 French-language sources ( ... Acceptability of male circumcision and predictors of circumcision preference among men and women in Nyanza province Kenya. AIDS ... Circumcision was so closely associated with Jewish men that Jewish Christians were referred to as "those of the circumcision" ...

The more precise Arabic term for specifically "female circumcision" or female genital mutilation is khafḍ. In many Muslim ... both males and females. According to Shāfiʿī and Ḥanbalī jurists both male and female circumcision are legally obligatory for ... both male and female circumcision were carried out by Pagan Arabian tribes, and male circumcision by the Jewish tribes of ... while the purpose of female circumcision for Muslim women is to "regulate" and reduce their sexual desires. Within the Shīʿīte ...

"Circumcision: A Jewish Inquiry". Beliefnet. Retrieved 9 April 2008. Davis DS (Summer 2001). "Male and female genital alteration ... Bioethics of neonatal circumcision Children's rights Circumcision controversies Ethics of circumcision Prevalence of ... Diodorus Siculus and Xanthus of Lydia indicated that female circumcision was also a common custom in ancient Egypt. A papyrus, ... Huebner, Sabine R. (2009). "Female Circumcision as a Rite de Passage in Egypt-Continuity through the Millennia?". Journal of ...

Male circumcision provides only indirect HIV protection for heterosexual women. The WHO does not recommend circumcision as a ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to Circumcision. Wikinews has news related to: Circumcision Videos of infant circumcision: ... and syphilis among women. The evidence was less consistent in regards to the potential association of circumcision with women's ... If circumcision makes one a Muslim, then what about a woman? She is the other half of a man's body, and she does not leave him ...

Wang, Zixin; Lau, Joseph T. F.; Gu, Jing (2012). "Acceptability of circumcision among clients of female sex worker in Hong Kong ... The circumcision rate in Bulgaria is estimated to be 13.4%. The circumcision rate in Russia is estimated to be 11.8%. A study ... The circumcision rate was reported to be 8.5% in 2016. In Finland, the overall prevalence of circumcision is 2-4%, according to ... Circumcision is largely a modern-day phenomenon in South Korea. While during the twentieth century the rate of circumcision ...

Children's rights Ethics of circumcision Female genital mutilation Forced conversion Religious intolerance Glass (2013). See, e ... Forced circumcision is the circumcision of men and boys against their will. In a biblical context, the term is used especially ... Any circumcision performed on an infant could be considered forced circumcision due to the inability of the infant to give ... "Ritual Circumcision." Funani, Circumcision among the Ama-Xhosa, p. v. "And Mattathias and his friends went around and tore down ...

... indicated that female circumcision was practiced among the ancient Egyptians. Leo Africanus (16th century CE) indicated female ... Bantu circumcisions have been declining. The male circumcision rate in Angola is estimated to be 57.5%. The male circumcision ... Between 60 BCE and 56 BCE, Diodorus Siculus indicated that female circumcision was a common custom in ancient Egypt. Between 29 ... The male circumcision rate in Libya is estimated to be 96.6%. The male circumcision rate in Morocco is estimated to be 99.9%. ...

... retorted that Iceland had already prohibited female circumcision in 2005, and "If we have laws banning circumcision for girls, ... Khitan (circumcision) Children's rights Ethics of circumcision Forced circumcision FGM Sexual consent in law Violence against ... In a 2015 case regarding female circumcision, a judge concluded that non-therapeutic circumcision of male children is a " ... The woman's pastor had stated that circumcision was "important" but was not necessary for salvation.) On 24 July 2001 the ...

They have expressed opposition to both male circumcision and all forms of female circumcision; they do not advocate a ... Task Force On, Circumcision (April 2013). "Cultural bias and circumcision: the AAP Task Force on circumcision responds". ... Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) from the human penis. The ethics of circumcision in ... Task force on circumcision (March 1999). "Circumcision policy statement. American Academy of Pediatrics. Task Force on ...

ISBN 978-1-61234-523-9. Clarence-Smith, William G. (2008). "Islam and Female Genital Cutting in Southeast Asia: The Weight of ... Circumcision is forbidden in Mandaeism, and the sign of the Jews given to Abraham by God, circumcision, is considered abhorrent ... These circumcisions take place at any point between birth and puberty. "Male circumcision: Global trends and determinants of ... Buddhism appears to have a neutral view on circumcision. Circumcision in Africa, and the rites of initiation in Africa, as well ...

... circumcision; idol or grave worship; and compulsory wearing of the veil for women. Observation of the five Ks, however, is not ... Piercing of the nose or ears for wearing ornaments is forbidden for Sikh men and women. Female infanticide: A Sikh should not ... It is not proper for a Sikh woman to wear veil that covers the face or have the face hidden. Sikhs cannot wear any token of ... ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1. Sources from the 18th century indicate that sexual contact with Muslim women was polluting, and Guru ...

Women and Jewish Law: An Exploration of Women's Issue's in Halakhic Sources, Rachel Biale, Shocken Books, 1984 On Women and ... Like most Christian churches, the Latter Day Saint movement does not require circumcision because circumcision was done away ... 1998 Women Who Would Be Rabbis Pamela S. Nadell, 1999 Beacon Press Women and Prayer: An Attempt to Dispel Some Fallacies, ... This immersion marks the end of a period of sexual separation, and the woman's rejoining with her husband. It is also required ...

Beasley, Ina (1976). "Female Circumcision". Women Speaking: 23. Beasley, Ina M. (1968). "Education Is the Key for Women". The ... Beasley's work in female education had a profound impact on the educational system for women in Sudan, she was also concerned ... she also recognised that it was an important part of cultural identity that affected both men and women. She supported female ... Sudanese women educators, British educators, British women educators, University of Yangon alumni). ...

Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision or female genital cutting, includes any procedure involving ... Jones WK, Smith J, Kieke B Jr, Wilcox L (1997). "Female genital mutilation. Female circumcision. Who is at risk in the U.S.?". ... "Rethinking the History of Female Circumcision and Clitoridectomy: American Medicine and Female Sexuality in the Late Nineteenth ... Female genital mutilation laws by country Prevalence of female genital mutilation by country "Female genital mutilation". World ...

She has researched female circumcision in Africa, in particular foregrounding the experience of indigenous women's voices. She ... "Female Circumcision , Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf". www.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-24. Shell-Duncan, Bettina; Hernlund, Ylva ( ... ISBN 978-1-55587-995-2. Abusharaf, Rogia Mustafa (2001-02-01). "Virtuous Cuts: Female Genital Circumcision in an African ... 2000). Female "circumcision" in Africa: Culture, Controversy, and Change. Lynne Rienner Publishers. ...

Male and Female Circumcision. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. pp. 37-62. doi:10.1007/978-0-585-39937-9_5. ISBN 978 ... "Circumcision and phimosis in eighteenth century France". History of Circumcision. Retrieved 16 December 2016. Hodges FM (1999 ... Circumcision is sometimes performed for phimosis, and is an effective treatment; however, this method has become less common as ... In women, a comparable condition is known as "clitoral phimosis", whereby the clitoral hood cannot be retracted, limiting ...

Rogan has been an outspoken critic of transgender women competing in women's sports, including MMA matches. In April 2022, he ... Rogan is opposed to routine infant circumcision and has claimed there is a lack of significant scientific evidence for any ... If you want to talk to me about gay marriage, if you want to talk to me about gay rights, women's rights, drugs. You go down ... He has described himself as socially liberal, saying that he supports same-sex marriage, gay rights, women's rights, ...

Male circumcision is required in Judaism, optional in Islam, and not required in Christianity. Globally, male circumcision is ... She wrote that religion "promotes inequality between men and women", that Islam's message for a woman includes that "she will ... "Religions and Circumcision". BBC. "Circumcision (male)". Mayo Clinic. "Chapter 10: Postoperative management and care of adverse ... "Man's Dominion: The Rise of Religion and the Eclipse of Women's Rights". "Why do Western Women Convert? - Standpoint". 26 April ...

... presumably the chance is further increased when the woman is very tall among both women and men). Yet very tall women are not ... In some societies, such as the United States, circumcision is practiced on a majority of males, as well as sex reassignment on ... A trait in women known to greatly increase the chance of multiple births is being a tall woman ( ... "Tall women more likely to have twins". livescience. 24 September 2006. "Taller Women Are More Likely To Have Twins, ...

M Tractenberg (1999). Male and Female Circumcision. George C. Denniston, Frederick Mansfield Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos ( ... Morrison J. (21 January 1967). "The origins of the practices of circumcision and subincision among the Australian Aborigines". ... like circumcision) is well documented[citation needed] among the peoples of the central desert of Australia such as the ...

Abusharaf, Rogaia Mustafa (2007-01-22). Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN ... Women's universities and colleges, Omdurman, 1966 establishments in Sudan, Women in Sudan, Women's rights in Sudan, Ahfad ... 15°38′41″N 32°28′17″E / 15.6447855°N 32.4715197°E / 15.6447855; 32.4715197 Ahfad University for Women is a private women's ... "Ahfad University for Women". Ahfad University for Women. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-09-17. " ...

... female circumcision controversy'." Margaret Strobel and Marjorie Bingham (2004): "The 'female circumcision controversy' played ... The campaign against female genital mutilation in colonial Kenya (1929-1932), also known as the female circumcision controversy ... The Kikuyu regarded female genital mutilation, which they called irua or circumcision, as an important rite of passage between ... Women in Kenya, Women's rights in Kenya, Violence against women in Kenya). ...

Lynn M. Thomas, an American historian, writes that during the female circumcision controversy, the issue of female genital ... "female consciousness", "confidence as women", "gender equality" and justice for women. Many Kenyan women soon became active ... In such settings, a woman would marry another woman and have children with a man of her choice. The lives of Kenyan woman ... "The Women Activists Working to Keep Kenya's Election Peaceful". Women and Girls. Retrieved 17 May 2020. "Kenyan Women March ...

The Soninke people have long carried out female genital mutilation (FGM), also called female circumcision. The prevalence rate ... During the rainy season, men and women both cultivate. However, women usually stay at home to cook and take care of their ... the women meet to show the gifts that the couple received from their parents mostly from the woman's mother. Marriage across ... The Soninke practise circumcision and call it birou. Every afternoon, the boys who were circumcised the previous year organize ...

"Female Circumcision in Islam". Muslims in Calgary. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 29 ... "Female Circumcision - The Hidden Truth". Asiff Hussein. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016. ... Daftari, Lisa (25 May 2016). "Following our report, Facebook removes 'Islamic Female Circumcision' page promoting FGM". The ... Blackwell, Tom (7 September 2017). "Calgary Muslim website defends female circumcision and critiques 'Jewish media'". National ...

... "a ritual performed by women on women". In 1981, BBSAWS held a three-day workshop in Khartoum, "Female Circumcision Mutilates ... Ahmed, Shahira (2007). "The Babiker Badri Scientific Association for Women's Studies and the Eradication of Female Circumcision ... "Female Circumcision Mutilates and Endangers Women - Combat it!" organized by the Babiker Badri Scientific Association for ... "African Women Speak on Female Circumcision", attracted participants from 24 African countries and around the world. The ...

Article 565 - Female Circumcision; Article 566 - Infibulation of the Female Genitalia "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the ... 2006). "Female circumcision trial may be first in U.S." Archived 2006-11-02 at the Wayback Machine CNN.com. Retrieved November ... who consider circumcision of males and females a part of their distinctive cultural heritage), was quoted by Reuters as saying ... "If a woman is not cut, she remains a baby forever and cannot perform social rites with other women … [Adem] was doing it ...