by LP | Sep 2, 2020 | RELIGION & FGM
Religion & FGM Religion as a strategy to tackle FGM It is essential to deconstruct religious beliefs as they are one of the main arguments as to why communities perpetuate the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (Mahmoodi O., 2016). The positioning of...
by LP | Sep 2, 2020 | RELIGION & FGM
Religion & FGM FGM perceived as a religious practice by the practicing communities It is important to observe the link between religion and Female Genital Mutilation because, while several reasons are given by communities practicing FGM, such as respect for...
by LP | Sep 2, 2020 | RELIGION & FGM
Religion & FGM FGM is not a Muslim practice Female Genital Mutilation is sometimes wrongly considered a “Muslim practice”, including by the general public in non-practicing communities. Nevertheless, FGM, although practised by some Muslim communities, is...
by LP | Sep 2, 2020 | RELIGION & FGM
Religion & FGM FGM is not required by the founding doctrines of the three great monotheist religions Female Genital Mutilation is practiced in various regions of the world: Africa (e.g. Egypt, Mali, Guinea) but also Asia (e.g. Indonesia, Malaysia), the...
by LP | Sep 1, 2020 | Medicalization of FGM
Medicalization of FGM What can be done ? To be able to combat the increasing medicalization of Female Genital Mutiliation, it is first necessary to understand why health personnel agree to perform such an act … (1, 2) They belong to a community that practices FGM and...
