Belgium: Over 35,000 Girls Either Victims or At Risk of FGM
A study has revealed that over 35,000 girls in Belgium are either victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) or are at risk.
Circumcision
Man Awarded $24K After Being Mistakenly Circumcised
A man who was circumcised by mistake has been awarded $24,000 in compensation by a hospital in Leicester, England.
Newborn Dies After Nigerian Migrants Attempt Home Circumcision
Police have arrested two Nigerian migrant women in the Italian city of Genoa after a newborn boy died as a result of an attempted home circumcision. The mother and grandmother of the newborn attempted to circumcise him inside an apartment
Mother Blasts Police Inaction After Son’s Botched Circumcision By Muslim Grandparents
A Nottingham mother claims police refused to take action when her baby boy was circumcised without her consent, leaving him with significant and long-lasting complications.
Facebook Community Page Touts ‘Health Benefits’ of Islamic Female Genital Mutilation
Perhaps the gatekeepers of Facebook should take a break from ensuring that no dissident conservative news items pollute the feeds of good digital citizens and take a stern look at the new community page promoting the “health benefits” of Islamic female genital mutilation.
German Party Seeks To End Circumcisions And Ritual Slaughter
A populist, right-wing political party in Germany has published its platform, in which its intention to ban circumcision and halal and kosher slaughter is laid out.
Men’s Rights Group Hold Bizarre Anti-Circumcision Protest On International Men’s Day
The political party Justice for Men and Boys held a protest outside Parliament today against the practice of circumcision, or as they labelled it, “male genital mutilation” (MGM) which is a “barbaric illegal human rights violation”. Today is International Men’s
Kenya Arrests Four Girls and Their Parents for Female Genital Mutilation
Authorities arrested four girls and their parents in Pokot Central Sub County in Kenya after the children received female genital mutilation (FGM).
Muslim Immigration Puts Half a Million U.S. Girls at Risk of Genital Mutilation
A massive influx of immigrants from Muslim-populated countries in Africa and the Middle East may mean that more than half a million girls in the U.S. are in danger of female genital mutilation.