Over 200 million women and girls alive today have been circumcised. Four of them shared with The Times their pain, emotional trauma and sexual struggles — and their journey to feel whole.
Tag: Female Genital Mutilation
U.K. Jails Mother for Female Genital Cutting
A Ugandan woman, the first person to be convicted of genital cutting in Britain, received an 11-year sentence, plus two more years for possession of extreme pornography.
Why International Women’s Day Isn’t Going Away
For all the progress women have made, they are still a long way from true equality.
‘Object’: British Lawmaker Blocks Bill Against Female Genital Cutting
For the second time, Christopher Chope, a Conservative member of Parliament, opposed a measure that would offer girls at risk greater protections.
British Jury Delivers First Conviction for Female Genital Mutilation
A court found a 37-year-old woman guilty of committing female genital mutilation on her 3-year-old daughter, the first such conviction in Britain since the practice was banned in 1985.
Federal Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Ruled Unconstitutional by Judge
In a Michigan case involving members of a small Muslim sect, the court found that only states, not federal prosecutors, could bring charges.