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Published July 9, 2009, 1:30 pm, Voice of America
The history of female circumcision, also called female genital cutting or mutilation, is unclear. Some say it's a religious requirement for Islamic women, while others point out that the practice pre-dates the spread of Islam. The practice is controversial in many countries.
Uganda seeks to ban female circumcision
Published July 9, 2009, 11:16 am, CNN
In many cases it's a woman that grips the blade -- maybe clean, maybe dirty -- that cuts a girl's path to womanhood.
Who's who on the fourth plinth: day four
Published July 9, 2009, 5:50 am, Guardian Unlimited
00.00 William , a solicitor from Melrose, is "an enthusiastic book collector and member of The Penguin Collector's Society.
A Male Journalist in Chad Takes Lead in Gender Programs
Published July 8, 2009, 7:39 am, Internews
(July 7, 2009) “I have been working for more than 15 years in journalism”, says Nara Hantabou. “When the director of the radio station decided to choose me for this training course, my colleagues laughed at me. I was also reluctant to go. Out of pure ignorance!”
Uganda to outlaw female genital mutilation
Published July 8, 2009, 6:06 am, Salon.com
But when do such bans actually work?
Could United States ban burqa, too?
Published July 7, 2009, 10:00 pm, The Oklahoman
The French Republic is not blessed or burdened with a First Amendment. So when President Nicolas Sarkozy recently suggested that France ban the wearing of the burqa in all public places, the Chamber of Deputies took it up.Unlike the headscarf, which covers a woman’s hair but leaves her face visible, the burqa is a head-to-toe covering that makes walking draperies of women. Some, like the chador ...
Uganda to Ban Female Genital Mutilation
Published July 7, 2009, 11:53 am, Feminist Majority Foundation
A law will be passed banning female genital mutilation (FGM) in Uganda, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced Friday. In his announcement, Museveni referenced a resolution passed last year by the United Nations that declared FGM a violation of women's rights. President Museveni said in his...
Nigeria: VVF - Expert Tasks FG On Management
Published July 7, 2009, 4:28 am, AllAfrica.com
Legos — THE high burden of mortality and morbidity of various forms of fistula amongst Nigerian women has become so worrisome that calls for urgent action to protect lives of those affected are being made.
Could the U.S. Ban the Burqa, Too?
Published July 7, 2009, 3:10 am, Jewish World Review
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The French Republic is not blessed or burdened with a First Amendment. So when President Nicolas Sarkozy recently suggested that France ban the wearing of the burqa in all public places, the Chamber of Deputies took it up.
Yoweri Museveni
Published July 7, 2009, 2:55 am, Mail and Guardian
Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, the president said on Friday. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has fired his finance minister and moved his energy minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.
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