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1. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesBeyond the Sociocultural Rhetoric: Female Genital Mutilation,...

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   May 11, 2022 · As Gruenbaum wrote, “cultural values can be anchors that reinforce tradition, but they can also be the source of ideas for rethinking and challenging cultural practices. […] [The] same value can be utilized to give meaning to alternative practices […]” (p. 431), such as abandoning FGM.

   • DOI: 10.1007/s12119-022-09975-5
   • Published: 2022

   • Publication: Sex Cult. 2022; 26(5): 1858-1884.

2. www.nature.com › articles › s41443/022/00542-yGendered genital modifications in critical anthropology: from ...

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   May 26, 2020 · A critical analysis of the cultural and political implications of gendered genital modifications, from FGM/C to new technologies, in anthropology and human rights.

   • Author: Michela Fusaschi

   • Email: michela.fusaschi@uniroma3.it

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   Is female genital mutilation a human rights issue?

   • North Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). The past decade has seen a growing international concern about FGM as a cultural practice and a human rights issue.

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   Is female genital mutilation a cultural practice?

   • Female genital mutilation is perceived to be a cultural practice that subjugates women and interferes with bodily integrity. It is important that we be as clear as possible about our individual biases that play a role in our ethical judgments and decision making ( ). Cultural relativism forms the basis for decision making in this realm.

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   Is female genital mutilation a religious requirement?

   • Religious rationales for FGM are attributed to Islam. There is a misconception that FGM is required by Islam and is an obligatory duty. It is widely perceived and quoted in the literature that female genital mutilation is a religious requirement of Muslims.

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   Is mutilation harmful?

   • Until now, mutilation was the name given to a specific form of genital surgery cast as non-therapeutic and targeting only women and girls. Recently, the characteristic of harmfulness has been increasingly attributed to those practices that pertain to biomedicine, which include IS, GRS and male circumcision.

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4. journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10Cultural Beliefs, Perceptions, and Experiences on Female ...

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   May 19, 2021 · MGF: Qué. Aclaracionesterminológicas[Female genital mutilation. MGF: What. Terminological clarifications]. In Sequi A., Touray I., & Piniella Z. (Eds.), La erradicación de la Mutilación Genital Femenina. Enfoques y perspectivasdesde la cooperacióninternacional para el desarrollo [The eradication of Female Genital Mutilation.

   • Author: Alba González-Timoneda, Antonio Cano Sánchez, Marta González-Timoneda, Vicente Ruiz Ros

   • Publish Year: 2021

5. www.jognn.org › article › S0884-2175(15)33521-8Female Genital Mutilation: When a Cultural Practice Generates ...

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   Female genital mutilation (FGM) is of growing concern to health care providers in the United States and Canada as more women from countries where the procedure is practiced emigrate to North America. An introduction to the demographics of FGM, including prevalence rates, is a necessary antecedent for understanding the cultural rationales for this widespread practice. Considering the health ...

   • Author: Anne M. Gibeau

   • Publish Year: 1998

6. www.unwomen.org › faqs › female-genital-mutilationFrequently asked questions: Female genital mutilation | UN ...

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   Globally, about 200 million girls and women have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is a traditional cultural practice and a form of violence against women and girls. Under the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, UN Member States have committed to ending FGM by 2030 (SDG Target 5.3). Though important strides toward abandonment of the practice and achievement of this target ...

7. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullFemale Genital Mutilation as a Social Norm: Examining the ...

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   May 16, 2022 · He focuses his research in three basic lines that he has developed until today: Research in social and cultural determinants that affect women's health, mainly working on prevention and approach of female genital mutilation and the study of gender violence in our context; research in nursing methodology and methodological foundations; and ...

8. hekint.org › 2019/10/04 › female-genital-mutilationFemale Genital Mutilation: Cultural practices, historical ...

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   Oct 4, 2019 · Alexandros ArgyriadisAgathi ArgyriadiLimassol, Cyprus Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.1 Female Genital Mutilation is a traditional practice, but is globally recognized as a violation