Kameel Ahmady: British FGM academic ‘jailed in Iran’
A British-Iranian academic has been sentenced to eight years in prison by a court in Tehran, his lawyer says. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-55300694
Controversial ‘virginity tests’ sold by UK clinics
Women are being offered controversial “virginity tests” at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has found. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55078634
Coronavirus: Concern as FGM reports fall during pandemic
It is feared victims of female genital mutilation in England are not reporting cases because of delays and lockdown closures, charities have told the BBC.…
The battle to bring Kenya’s warrior children back to school – a photo essay
Shortly after sunrise, three boys step off their motorcycle, pat the dust off their checkered shuka cloths, and enter their family’s boma – an enclosure…
FGM; how healthcare professionals from affected communities are supported
Astrid Fairclough, an NHS programme director from Swanage, Dorset, travelled to Kenya, Egypt, Sierra Leone and Australia to learn how the End FGM projects are…
PATRIARCHAL INSCRIPTIONS female bodies contested, invaded defended & owned
Within a broad spectrum of historical and cross-cultural violence against women, the female body is subjected to patriarchal inscriptions which range from fashion-driven body modifications…
Nimco Ali calls for frank discussion on violence against women in UK
The UK needs a frank conversation about the fear of male violence that women live with every day, according to the government’s new adviser on…
UK’s only centre for eradicating FGM faces closure after funding pulled by government
The UK’s only centre dedicated to stamping out female genital mutilation is facing closure after the government pulled its funding, putting women at fresh risk of harm.…
Funding to stop female genital mutilation reduced by 76 per cent despite hundreds of new cases each month
Funding to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) has been reduced by a “shocking” 76 per cent, triggering accusations that ministers are neglecting its victims. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/funding-female-genital-mutilation-abuse-victims-uk-a9622916.html
Girls put ‘at risk’ as cash to help end FGM in Britain is reduced by 84%
Funding to tackle female genital mutilation, an issue championed by former prime minister Theresa May, has been reduced by 84% since 2015 according to new…