“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.

Author: 
Foster, Charles
Year: 
1994
Source publication: 
Contemporary Review (May 1)