International

Use of Indicators in the Campaign against FGM

This manual provides practical information on the use of indicators of process and impact in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation.

The Hosken Report: Genital and Sexual Mutilation of Females

This book provides case studies of FGM in: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. It also includes a survey of Africa, the Arabian peninsula, Asia, and the Western world. Also, health facts, history, politics, and a bibliography are included in the publication.

Circumcision: A History of the World's Most Controversial Surgery

This book provides a thorough history and interpretation of circumcision, covering everything from its pre-biblical roots to the scientific debate. It gives voice to all sides: those tending to view the uncircumcised as "lacking culture, manners, intelligence, and, in a word, civilization," to those who defend circumcision "only for their own societal group and justify it culturally but not medically," etc.

Female genital mutilation. Information for Australian health professionals

This booklet highlights the important role of health professionals in Australia in preventing FGM. It also shows Australia’s strategy to prevent the practice of FGM in two parts: through a national education program on FGM, which focuses on health promotion within a community development context, and through legislation against the practice.

Reaching Adolescents with Sexual and Reproductive health messages – GAMCOTRAP

This book is a bid to reach out to young people with messages of reproductive health, such as the effects of FGM and the empowerment of young girls.

Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation: Prevalence, Attitudes and Efforts to End the Practice

This book highlights the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali, Eritrea, Yemen, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Central African Republic. It gives an understanding of why the practice continues and attitudes regarding FGM.

“On the Trail of a Taboo: Female Circumcision in the Islamic World”

This article is on the prominence of FGM in sub-Saharan Africa. It also focuses on the practice within Muslim majority contexts and the so-called Muslim justifications for the practice. The review looks at countries such as Oman, South Yemen, Libya, Southern Algeria, and Lebanon.

“Protecting Girls from FGM and Harmful practices”

This is material from a Regional Workshop on FGM, which focuses on challenges and opportunities for legal interventions in Africa. It looks at the current policies and laws against FGM, as well as international human rights treaties and protocol.

Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: an In-depth Look at Promising Practices

This publication is based on a study about the need for interventions that successfully promote the abandonment of FGM/Cutting.

“Politics of Veiling and Revealing”

This blog post discusses the nature of veiling within a patriarchal context of control over female bodies. The issue of obligatory veiling as policy in some states, as well as the desire for women to have the freedom to choose their outfit without the menace of legal dress being a hindrance, is discussed here.