In 2020, the United Nations estimated that more than 200 million girls worldwide had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This figure reflects only documented cases, and the actual prevalence is ...

Male circumcision, the focus of my previous post (Rites of Circumcision, posted October 10, 2018), although not universal, occurs widely. Female genital mutilation (FGM)— also called genital cutting ...

AFA copy gift from WMR Center. In her best-selling 1992 novel, Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker opened a painful door: she brought the issue of female genital mutilation, a practice that ...

For those unfamiliar with these terms and practices, we'll be shedding light on what they entail, the regions where they are practised, the reasons behind this, and the severe long-term health ...