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Meanings of female genital cutting in English

Russian
женское обрезание
Portuguese
mutilação genital feminina
Spanish
circuncisión femenina
Catalan
mutilació genital femenina
Wikidata

Controversial cultural ritual.

Related terms
женское обрезание
Synonyms
Examples for "fgm"
Examples for "fgm"
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She currently works for the department of health on the FGM-prevention programme.
The Guardian
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In these countries more than 80 percent of FGM cases involved infibulation.
Feminist dot com
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About 14 other countries in Africa have passed similar laws against FGM.
Feminist dot com
4
She's only had a handful of potential FGM cases in six years.
BBC
5
FGM is actually several different procedures, but this is the umbrella description.
Feminist dot com
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The protocol includes especially harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation.
Feminist dot com
2
Progress is being made in reducing child mortality and female genital mutilation.
The Guardian
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Stand with us and help end this inhumane act of female genital mutilation.
The Guardian
4
Kenya has become the latest African country to make female genital mutilation illegal.
The Guardian
5
Agnes was walking through the fields to end female genital mutilation.
Feminist dot com
1
What about those who are fleeing from danger, such as female circumcision?
The Irish Times
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Their stance led to groundbreaking legislation in their country that criminalizes female circumcision.
Feminist dot com
3
They took not an acre of Kikuyu land, started schools, denounced female circumcision.
The Irish Times
4
There is need to intensify efforts on the campaign against female circumcision in Nigeria.
Pubmed
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Aid workers say cultural traditions will be the biggest barrier to eradicating female circumcision.
Reuters
Usage of female genital cutting in English
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Worldwide, an estimated 200 million girls and women have been subjected to female genital cutting.
Pubmed
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In particular, immigrants might differ from their counterparts in the country of origin in terms of attitudes toward female genital cutting.
Pubmed
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However, public ceremonies celebrating the illegal season of female genital cutting have been allowed to take place unchallenged by the authorities in some areas.
The Guardian
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In Senegal, a holistic and nondirective education program called Tostan, founded in 1991, has empowered villagers to lead a movement against female genital cutting.
Feminist dot com
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Female genital cutting is defined as an intentional injury to the female genitalia without medical justification.
Pubmed
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Female genital cutting is a prominent example.
Pubmed