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WARNING! Links and discussions on this site speak of a sensitive and mature subject. You will find frank language and explicit video about female genital mutilation. WARNING! |
Friends of Mercy is happy to offer links to more
information about the kind of work we do. However, we want you to
know that everything to which we link is not necessarily a
theological, political, or sociological endorsement. Links are
there for information and to provide more to think
about. Pastor Mark E. Sell
| World Health Organization on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - A very informative site that explains what FGM is and provides a wealth of information on the practice around the world. |
 Egypt Reinforces Ban on Female Circumcision All Things Considered, July 6, 2007 · "...its ban on female
circumcision in the wake of the death last month of a 12-year-old
girl... |
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| UNICEF's Document, Changing a Harmful Social Convention: Female Genital Mutilation - an indepth PDF document, 56 pages long, containing information, statistics, and ideas on how to change the culture. |
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U.S. Department of State: Kenya: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC) - This site explains the U.S. participation in trying to end FGM. The numbers of girls that are cut:
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| FGM Map of Africa on the prevalence of FGM - "There are no exact data on the prevalence of FGM in Africa. The map is based on data..." Easy to read and understand map and list of statistics about FGM. See map here. |
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN THE UNITED STATES It is estimated that 130 million girls and women have undergone FGC. Approximately 2 million are subjected to this practice each year worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 168,000 women and girls in the United States had either undergone FGC or were at risk for FGC in 1990. Of these, 48,000 were girls younger than 18 years old. Read more... |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, The Advocate, April 10, 2001, Woman circumcised by ex-husband awarded $35,000 - "Turner sued her former husband, local anesthesiologist Dr. Alan Ostrowe, claiming he conspired with the late Dr. Anthony Leggio to remove the skin covering..." Read More... |
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1998.Mutilation Seen as Risk for the Girls of Immigrants - More than 160,000 girls and women in immigrant communities in the United States may have been victims of the traditional practice of genital mutilation or are at risk of being subjected to it, according to a report to be published Monday by a New York State... Read more... |
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New York Times, Page A1, October 12, 1996. Congress Bans Genital Rite - An article concerned with the banning of FGM in the U.S. FGM became illegal in 1997. |
| Two in U.S. (Los Angeles) Accused of Genital Mutilation 2\19\04, by Megan Costell, WeNews correspondent - Earlier this week, a Southern California couple was arraigned in a Los Angeles federal court on charges of conspiring to circumcise... Read more... |
VIDEO WARNING - Hard hitting GRAPHIC
Video on FGM - Razor's  Edge: The
Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation - March 2005 -
From WHO, a video on FGM which contains re-enacted
scenes and real footage of FGM and the
ceremonies (momentary views of the "cut"
taking place). This video is about Siera Leone, which is on
the west side of the continent, where as, Kenya is on the East cost
of Africa. The video is about 3\4 of the way down the
page. |
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AUDIO Egypt Reinforces Ban on Female Circumcision All Things Considered, July 6, 2007 · "...its ban on female circumcision in the wake of the death last month of a 12-year-old girl... |