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Iraq's Kurdish areas prepare to ban female circumcision
Published November 22, 2008, 2:26 am, Zawya
ARBIL, Nov 22, 2008 (AFP) - Parliament in Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan is preparing to outlaw female circumcision, according to a woman MP and doctor who has long battled to halt the widespread practice.
Saudi doctors work to change attitudes to female genital mutilation
Published November 21, 2008, 12:07 pm, Guardian Unlimited
It was encouraging to see the uncompromising light of science being shone on the practice of female genital mutilation this week at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's annual meeting in San Francisco . Crucially, the illumination came from two specialists in reproductive medicine within Saudi Arabia, a country where FGM is frequently practised. The results presented in their ...
Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report
Published November 21, 2008, 9:34 am, AllAfrica.com
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience
Furor over Proposed Ban of Circumcision in Denmark
Published November 20, 2008, 2:16 pm, Israel National News
(IsraelNN.com) Jews and Muslims in Denmark are in an uproar about a bill to ban circumcision for boys under the age of 15, according to Yediot Ahronot . The country's National Council for Children and Ethics Council have both endorsed the proposal and only the parliament's medical committee can prevent it from being heard.
Criminalizing circumcision may force out Denmark's Jews
Published November 20, 2008, 11:49 am, Jerusalem Newswire
After Jews have lived in Denmark for hundreds of years, the 7000-strong community that resides there today may be forced to leave. The country's legislators are studying a proposed law that would make the biblically-mandated Jewish rite of circumcising baby boys a crime.
Adult Male Circumcision Not Linked To Sexual Dysfunction
Published November 19, 2008, 6:08 am, Medical News Today
The World Health Organization recommends male circumcision as an important element in HIV prevention programs, and the procedure is promoted in high-risk heterosexual populations.
Tyra Banks gives the gift of gender reassignment
Published November 18, 2008, 4:20 pm, The Star-Ledger
Thankfully, it's not her signature gift this holiday season.
Mosque Web site offends moderates and Jews
Published November 17, 2008, 8:14 am, Moldova.org
A moderate Muslim group in Canada is calling on the government to strip the owner of a Toronto mosque of its charitable status. The Muslim Canadian Congress says the Khalid Bin Al-Walid mosque has posted statements on its Web site that are in contravention of what a moderate Muslim should stand for, the Toronto Star reported Monday.Congress President Farzana Hassan says the postings indicate the ...
Mosque Web site offends moderates and Jews
Published November 17, 2008, 8:06 am, UPI
TORONTO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A moderate Muslim group in Canada is calling on the government to strip the owner of a Toronto mosque of its charitable status.
Muslim leader lashes out at Toronto mosque
Published November 17, 2008, 6:12 am, Mississauga News
The Clarkson woman who heads the Muslim Canadian Congress is calling on Ottawa to strip the charitable status of the Somali Islamic Society of Canada, which owns the Khalid Bin Al-Walid mosque in Etobicoke that was founded in 1990 and serves more than 10,000 worshippers.
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