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WRRC Bibliography: Sexuality

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WOMEN: A special issue about FGM

This material covers various areas/topics on FGM. It is an advocacy manual for the eradication of FGM and an awareness-raising tool for policy makers. It is available in English and Arabic. 

Zero Tolerance to FGM

This is a resource on the moves towards the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by the year 2010 in Africa. It gives a situational analysis of FGM in Africa. 

“A Religious Oriented Approach to addressing FGM/C among Somali community of Wajir, Kenya”

This publication is based on the use of religious-oriented approaches to address FGM, and to search for issues in Islam regarding FGM practices. It demystifies misinterpretation that attempts to justify FGM among Somalis in Wajir – Kenya.

“Being different and vulnerable”

This study shows the experiences of immigrant African women who have been circumcised and sought maternity care in Sweden. It shows the encounters of women from Somalia, Eritrea,and Sudan who have been genitally cut withthe health care system in Sweden.

“Female Circumcision Comes to America”

This article explores the global nature of FGM – from practising countries into American societies. It shows how FGM is performed by new immigrants, veiled in deference to a cultural tradition of the developing world, and the gradual visibility of female circumcision as an American problem....

“Female Circumcision/Female Genital Mutilation”

This article gives detailed information about Female Genital Mutilation and women’s sexuality; it outlines the practice of FGM in Africa and amongst minorities in Asia. It also talks about the state’s obligation to protect children and observe human rights standards, as well as calling for...

“Female circumcision: The prevalence and nature of the ritual in Eritrea”

This study evaluates the prevalence, complications, and attitudes concerning the practice of female circumcision among the women of Eritrea.

“Female Genital Mutilation in Africa, the Middle East & Far East: Where, why, what and how it is done”

This paper is on various perspectives of FGM, the reasons for and types of FGM, and the health consequences of the practice.

 

“Female Genital Mutilation – The Facts”

This material is a compilation of issues regarding the effects of FGM on newborns, children, adolescents and young adults. It also shows the prevalence in various countries in Africa, and looks at the reasons why there is support for FGM in Egypt, Mali, Central African Republic and Eritrea.

“Female genital mutilation: classification and management”

This book shows that female genital mutilation is a deeply rooted cultural tradition observed primarily in Africa and among certain communities in the Middle East and Asia. It also looks at its considerable health consequences and the increasing health care needs compared to available healthcare...