All Londoners have a duty to help in the fight against female genital mutilation as the “cutting season” approaches, British International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone has said.
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All Londoners have a duty to help in the fight against female genital mutilation as the “cutting season” approaches, British International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone has said.
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Several hospital and community-based clinics in London help women who have suffered FGM (female genital mutilation), as well as one in Birmingham and another about to open in Bristol.
Several hospital and community-based clinics in London help women who have suffered FGM, as well as one in Birmingham and another about to open in Bristol.
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The UK government promises £35m to try to end female genital mutilation within a generation, with the money targeted at education to challenge deep rooted cultural norms.
The UK government promises £35m to try to end female genital mutilation within a generation, with the money targeted at education to challenge deep rooted cultural norms.
Link: http://www.channel4.com/news/uk-pledges-35m-to-fight-female-genital-mutilation
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London faces a major challenge to tackle female genital mutilation as communities cling even more tightly to cultural traditions than in Africa, a government minister warned today.
London faces a major challenge to tackle female genital mutilation as communities cling even more tightly to cultural traditions than in Africa, a government minister warned today.
Link: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/londons-challenge-to-stop-girls-mutilation-8520883.html
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One in six teachers does not know female genital mutilation is illegal in the UK, even though they are obliged to safeguard children from this risk.
One in six teachers does not know female genital mutilation is illegal in the UK, even though they are obliged to safeguard children from this risk.
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Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani student and women’s-education activist, returned to the classroom for the first time today since being shot in the head by a member of the Taliban in October.
Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani student and women’s-education activist, has returned to the classroom for the first time since being shot in the head by a member of the Taliban in October.
Link: http://world.time.com/2013/03/19/watch-malala-yousafzai-goes-back-to-school/
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In an interview with the London Evening Standard, Ayaan Hirsi Ali talks about ways to better prevent female genital mutilation in the UK and other Western countries.
In an interview with the London Evening Standard, Ayaan Hirsi Ali talks about ways to better prevent female genital mutilation in the UK and other Western countries. Read the interview here.
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The BBC have cut a line from a play about “honor” killing in the Muslim community, causing a complaint from the playwright.
The BBC have cut a line from a play about “honor” killing in the Muslim community, causing a complaint from playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti who accuses the broadcaster of “extraordinary” censorship. Bhatti explains the controversial line: “At the end, a character says: ‘There is so much pressure in our community, to look right and to behave right.’ The compliance department came back and said, ‘we don’t want to suggest the entire Muslim community condones honour killings.’” Bhatti’s episode is called Heart of Darkness.
Read more here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9836164/BBC-cuts-honour-killing-play-to-avoid-misrepresenting-Muslim-attitudes.html
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1,800 girls in London at risk of FGM
An Islingon Council (London) report revealed that as many as 1,800 girls under the age of 18 are in danger of female genital mutilation (FGM), with 1,300 of those being at “high risk”. The local Whittington Hospital in Magdala Avenue has reported 727 referrals associated with FGM between 2004 and 2009 – with the number of incidents rising annually. Councillor Paul Convery, the local authority’s executive member for community safety, told the Islington Gazette that FGM is carried out in the area, but a “fog of mystery surrounds it”.
Read more here: http://www.figo.org/news/2000-young-girls-london-could-be-risk-fgm-0010861
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British activist Nahla Mahmoud writes that Shariah law discriminates against women and children.
In a guest post at Baroness Goudie’s blog, British activist Nahla Mahmoud writes that Shariah law discriminates against women and children.
Read her arguments against Shariah law here: http://www.baronessgoudie.com/2013/02/13/sharia-law-discriminates-against-women-and-children/
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