Global Current Events
April 30, 2012
US Pediatric Doctor Favors Female Circumcision
April 29, 2012
'Cheat genital mutilation ban by going abroad': British Muslim leader caught on camera advocating female circumcision
April 27, 2012
Liberian journalist Mae Azango on cold threats, hot stories
April 24, 2012
Female genital mutilation widespread in Britain: UK report
April 24, 2012
Anger over female circumcision in a Muslim sub-sect in India
April 19, 2012
Female Genital Cutting in Africa: Public Health Implications
April 18, 2012
'Circumcision Cake' Fuels Sweden Race Row
April 17, 2012
Swedish performance art against female circumcision in Africa has the whole world shocked
April 13, 2012
A Call to End Female Genital Mutilation in Somalia
April 13, 2012
Speaker discusses movement to change female mutilation practices
April 11, 2012
Circumcision vs. Genital Mutilation, Where Does Islam Stand?
April 10, 2012
Female Circumcision (FGM) in Egypt
April 10, 2012
New study shows that female genital mutilation is common in Iraq
April 13, 2012
A Call to End Female Genital Mutilation in Somalia
April 13, 2012
Speaker discusses movement to change female mutilation practices
April 11, 2012
Circumcision vs. Genital Mutilation, Where Does Islam Stand?
April 10, 2012
Female Circumcision (FGM) in Egypt
April 10, 2012
New study shows that female genital mutilation is common in Iraq
April 2, 2012
Liberia: Government Finding a Way to End FGM
April 1, 2012
Happy Official 1st Birthday Orchid Project
March 30, 2012
Liberian Tribal Leaders Agree to Limited Suspension of Female Genital Mutilation
March 29, 2012
Female Circumcision Temporarily Stopped in Liberia
March 29, 2012
The Scarred Women of Kenya
March 28, 2012
Islamist Parliamentarian Objects to Egypt’s Ban on FGM
March 22, 2012
Genital Cutting Threatens the Health of Liberia’s Women
March 21, 2012
African Reporter Confronted with Violent Threats After Story on Female Circumcision
March 21, 2012
Ending Female Genital Mutilation
March 19, 2012
Turning Up the Volume: Female Genital Cutting and Music
March 14, 2012
Female Genital Mutilation: The Role of Health Professionals in Prevention, Assessment, and Management
March 13, 2012
The Big Picture of How Female Genital Cutting is Abandoned
March 12, 2012
A Weekend of Fearless Women: Tina Brown on Women in the World Summit
March 10, 2012
Molly Melching: Enlist the Men!
March 8, 2012
EU Sponsored Project Saves Thousands of Girls from FGM
March 5, 2012
Female Genital Cutting on the Web in February: Orchid’s Commentary
March 4, 2012
Putting an End to Female Genital Mutilation for Good
February 28, 2012
Escaping Female Genital Cutting in Mali
February 2012
Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation
February 27, 2012
When Pokot Men Said ‘No’ to Female Genital Mutilation
February 24, 2012
Emotions High as Cutters Denounce Female Genital Cutting
February 22, 2012
Female Genital Mutilation Policy Handed Down in Canada
February 20, 2012
US to Launch Kenya Centre of Excellence on the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 18, 2012
The U.S. Government Working for the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
February 17, 2012
‘Cultural Tradition’ is No Excuse for Female Genital Mutilation
February 15, 2012
Female Genital Cutting in Egypt
February 15, 201
Femae Genital Mutilation/Cutting
February 14, 2012
Nigeria: Women With Painful Lives-Female Genital Mutilation: The Silent Killer
February 11, 2012
Female Genital Circumcision Still on the Rise in Yemen
February 8, 2012
Kenya: Nation Leads in Abandoning Female Cute, Says UN Agency
February 6, 2012
Clinton on Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Cutting
February 6, 2012
My Battle Against Female Genital Cutting
February 6, 2012
Female Genital Cutting Sworn Off By Thousands of African Villages
February 6, 2012
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Marks Ninth Year
February 6, 2011
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
February 6, 2012
Nearly 2,000 African Communities End Female Genital Mutilation—UN
February 6, 2012
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
January 31, 2012
More Communities in Senegal Disavow Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting
January 27, 2012
Uganda: Disabled and Poverty Stricken, The Sad Reality of FGM
December 26, 2011
Pakistan: Low Awareness of Hidden FGM/C Practices
December 23, 2011
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Feb. 6, 2012
December 22, 2011
Hundreds of Girls Escape Mutilation
December 21, 2011
Female ‘Cut’ Rife Despite Stiff Penalties
December 19, 2011
Things You Did Not Know About FGM
December 16, 2011
Falling Between The Cracks
December 16, 2011
It Is The High Season For Circumcision As The New Law Against FGM Fails To Bite
December 15, 2011
Kenya: Mbeere District Schoolgirls Circumcised Secretly
December 13, 2011
Expanding Basic Health Services to Children and Women in Mali
December 13, 2011
Uganda: Kenya Joins Fight Against Female Circumcision
December 11, 2011
What’s New: December 13th, 2011
Female Circumcision Could Lead to Medical Complications: Docs
December 11, 2011
Kenyan Villagers Battle Police in Defence of Female Circumcision
December 9, 2011
Kenya: Traditional Practices Suffer in Drought
December 5, 2011
Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the UK
December 4, 2011
International NGO Seeks to Raise Awareness on Female Genital Mutilation in Yemen
December 4, 2011
Demba and The Village of Keur Simbar
November 29, 2011
Traditional Griots Help Fight Female Genital Cutting
November 29, 2011
Ban Ki-Moon Urges Governments to Combat Female Genital Mutilation
November 30, 2011
AMREF’S Position on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
November 18, 2011
Egypt: Gynecologist & Cairo Women Discuss Female Mutilation
November 15, 2011
Uproar Over Female Genital Mutilation: Bohra Muslim Woman Activist Launches Campaign on Facebook to Ban Practice
November 9, 2011
Somali Women Lobby for Law Against Genital Mutilation
November 2009
Female Genital Cutting: African Women Speak Out
October 6, 2011
The Realities of Female Genital Mutilation
October 5, 2011
Kenyan Maasai Seek to End Female Circumcision
September 26, 2011
UNPFA/UNICEF On FGM/C
September 26, 2011
Indonesian Government’s Backward Step on Female Genital Mutilation
September 23, 2011
Female Genital Mutilation, Not Europe’s Problem. Or Is it?
September 23, 2011
Law Alone Won’t End Female Circumcision
September 23, 2011
International Conference On Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
September 23, 2011
Female Genital Mutilation, Not Europe’s Problem. Or Is it?
September 23, 2011
Law Alone Won’t End Female Circumcision
September 23, 2011
International Conference On Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
September 22, 2011
Watch Trailer for Documentary “Sarabah”
September 21, 2011
UN Praises Attempts To Combat Female Genital Mutilation in Tanzania
September 15, 2011
Intergenerational Attitude Change Regarding Female Genital Cutting in Yoruba-Speaking Ethnic Group of Southwest Nigeria
September 12, 2011
Australia Sees Rising Demand For Female Genital Mutilation
September 9, 2011
Law Against The Female ‘Cut’ Most Welcome
September 2, 2011
Drama Helping Sabiny Girls Fight Female Circumcision
September 1, 2011
Indonesia: Female Genital Mutilation Regulations Mistaken As Endorsement, Experts Fear
August 23, 2011
Female Circumcision Drops in Senegal
August 19, 2011
Female Genital Mutilation Becomes Less Common in Egypt
August 18, 2011
Female Genital Mutilation in Pakistan and Beyond
August 18, 2011
AMREF Position on Female Genital Mutilation
August 17, 2011
UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation-Cutting: Accelerating Change, Annual Report 2010
August 1, 2011
Kenya: Limited Success For Campaigns Targeting FGM/C Practitioners
July 30, 2011
Why The Sabiny Are Gritty To Female Circumcision
July 30, 2011
Why The Sabiny Are Gritty To Female Circumcision
July 29, 2011
Men ‘Must Help Stop Female Genital Mutilation”
July 26, 2011
Iraqi Kurdistan Passes Draft Law to Ban Female Genital Mutilation
July 23, 2011
Fatal Traditions: Female Circumcision in the UAE
July 22, 2011
Female Genital Mutilation laws to be Toughened Against Families
July 20, 2011
Review: Confronting Female Genital Mutilation: The Role of Youth and ICTs in Changing Africa
July 19, 2011
Ireland Introduces Bill Criminalising Female Genital Mutilation
July 15, 2011
Female Circumcision
July 13, 2011
Kenya: III Chamus Community Declares War Against Female Circumcision
July 11, 2011
Eliminating Female Genital Cutting in Sub-Saharan Africa
July 1, 2011
End Female Genital Mutilation in Indonesia, Urge Activists
July 4, 2011
Supermodel Joins Fight Against Illegal Female Circumcision Operations Taking Place in UK
July 5, 2011
UK Moves Against Female Circumcision
June 20, 2011
117 Communities in The Gambia Embrace Their Human Rights at Recent Declaration
June 20, 2011
Communities in The Gambia Embrace Their Human Rights at Recent Declaration
June 7, 2011
FGC to be outlawed in Switzerland
June 6, 2011
Phoenix Clinic Cares for Women with Cut Genitals - MNFGC member highlighted!
June 2, 2011
Kenya: Legislation failing to curb FGM/C
Rainbo: Health and Rights for African Women
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
Examples of article content you will find at IRIN include:
- 14 February 2007
ERITREA : Government outlaws female genital mutilation
- December 2006
WEST AFRICA : Communities choose health over tradition
- March 2005
Razor's Edge - The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation