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  • September 2008

    • Mukasey Steps Into Genital Mutilation Case

      CNN  |  Sep 23, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      Mukasey Steps Into Genital Mutilation Case

      (Newser) - In an extremely rare move, the US attorney general has stepped into a low-level immigration case and ordered that a victim of female genital mutilation be given another chance at asylum, CNN reports. AG Michael Mukasey slammed a previous decision that said the African woman had no reason to fear further persecution, citing an earlier case in which a woman was mutilated multiple times. More »

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      Africa  • Michael Mukasey  • asylum  • female genital mutilation  • female circumcision

  • March 2008

    • Slowly Changing Painful Customs

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 14, 08 7:46 PM CDT

      Slowly Changing Painful Customs

      (Newser) - The practice of female circumcision has been twice banned in Kenya, but nearly 40% of young women still undergo the painful and dangerous rite of passage into married life. The Christian Science Monitor profiles activists at the Tasaru Girls Rescue Center who work with villagers—using role models, lessons about womanhood and hygiene, and most of all, patience—to chip away at the deeply rooted rite.  More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • women's rights  • human rights activists  • female genital mutilation  • female circumcision

  • July 2007

    • Brits Fight Genital Mutilation

      Associated Press  |  Jul 11, 07 12:21 PM CDT

      Brits Fight Genital Mutilation

      (Newser) - Britain is cracking down on female genital mutilation, banned in 2003 but still prevalent among immigrants from Africa and the Mideast. A campaign that begins today aims to raise awareness and enlist help in tracking down those who arrange or carry out the procedure, done on an estimated 400 to 500 girls a year. A $40,000 reward is offered for info leading to the first prosecution. More »

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      Great Britain  • immigration  • gender politics  • female genital mutilation

  • June 2007

    • Egypt Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation

      Reuters  |  Jun 28, 07 4:32 PM CDT

      Egypt Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation

      (Newser) - A legal loophole allowing girls to undergo genital cutting for "health reasons" has been eliminated in Egypt, strengthening an earlier ban. Seen as a rite of passage and a way to lessen sexual desire, the practice had been fairly widespread. But after a heavily sedated girl died during the operation, the health ministry banned it completely. More »

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      health  • Egypt  • safety  • sexual health  • female genital mutilation  • female circumcision

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