Female Genital Mutilation

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Name: Female Genital Mutilation
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Allow pleasure to carry you

We know that when it comes to us women and our orgasms, there is more that needs to be touched than just our bodies. Last week I published an email from Mercy who demonstrated that we all carry a level of shame that prevents us from enjoying our oh-so-joyous ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Society: Female genital mutilation to end in 20 villages in Niger

Female genital mutilation - Practitioners of the Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) in 20 villages in Niger Republic on Thursday vowed to end the practice which has been in existence in their communities for several past generations.PANA reported that the ... [Published Afrique En Ligne - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Financier gives away £50,000 to help fight the scourge of FGM

A millionaire hedge fund manager and an art dealer spoke today about why they are using their money to stamp out the practice.Geoff Oldfield, the chief executive of Ennismore Fund Management in Kensington, gave £50,000 to the Orchid Project, a London ... [Published London Evening Standard - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

[This Week in Medicine] May 18–24, 2013

According to results of the US Centers for Disease Control's analysis of mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System, the age-adjusted suicide rate per 100$ 000 population aged 35—64 years in the USA increased by 28·4%, from 13·7 in 1999, ... [Published Lancet - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Men's rights: What about women's rights?

Everybody is talking about men's rights and not about women's rights. So, I, out of a sense of chivalry, take up the cudgels on behalf of women, who are my mothers, sisters and daughters.Now, I list below the rights which every woman must enjoy:In Fo ... [Published Meri News - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Embu mum fined Sh200,000 for daughter cut

A woman who forced her 12-year-old daughter to undergo Female Genital Mutilation was yesterday charged in court. Appearing before Embu's chief magistrate Margaret Wachira, Evangeline Gichugu was accused that on December 9 at Itabua village in Embu West, ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Human trafficking, kidnapping, bigamy could lead to racketeering charges under bill advancing in Legislature

Louisiana's racketeering laws would be broadened to include a range of crimes including human trafficking, kidnapping, bigamy and the sale of children under a bill heading to a final vote in the state Senate. House Bill 279 by Rep. Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, ... [Published Bayou Buzz - May 15 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Mayuge holds second Women’s Day function

MAYUGEWhereas in other districts it was difficult organising the International Women’s Day celebrations, in Mayuge District, they can afford an extra one in a space of two months.This was seen last Friday when the State Minister for Gender, Ms Rukia Isanga ... [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Can The United Nations Stop Homophobia?

The United Nations has spent 60 years taking down tyrants the world over, from El Salvador to Libya, from Iraq to Serbia. Their 1979 Convention on Women's Rights helped raise awareness of and combat discrimination against women everywhere. And the United ... [Published Gay.com - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Hilary Burrage: Needed Right Now: A 'Keep Safe' Phone-Line (KSL) to Stop Female Genital Mutilation in Britain

There is no place anywhere, ever for female genital mutilation (FGM). But somehow Britain has become the 'capital of FGM' in Europe.Better news is that the UK Government has now . Curiously however few people so far seem to know how - other than it being ... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Stand against such horrific abuse

By Shetlandman-We have published our concerns several times on this site over the growing problem of Female Genital mutilation, and its growth in Britain due to the rise in the numbers of immigrants coming to here from Africa and the Middle Eastern Islamic ... [Published British National Party - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

PCC shares out community fund grants

A £2.4m fund has been shared out among charities and organisations by the Avon and Somerset police commissioner (PCC).Over half of the grant, £1.75m, will go to district-wide projects, such as drugs and alcohol intervention for people in custody.PCC Sue ... [Published BBC - May 14 2013]

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"I had no idea about him killing all those people. It’s terrifying really. There’s a lot of children who live in this street. "There’s a Mr Whippy ice cream van that parks outside his house. The children line up along the fence to his garden.""
Machete murderer who admits killing up to 400 people can't be booted out of UK [Published Mirror.co.uk - May 18 2013]
...to change the large impoverished families from Karachi to Kenya, Sadik realized the only way to persuade policymakers was to go for the pocket. "Nafis had learned early on when dealing with heads of state that it was much easier to appeal to their desire for a brighter economic future than their shame over human rights abuses" Miller writes...
"Champion of Choice: The Life and Legacy of Women's Advocate Nafis Sadik" [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]
According to Mrs Issoufou, "FGMs are a flagrant violation of the rights of women and girls as it negatively impacts on their health and psychology."
Society: Female genital mutilation to end in 20 villages in Niger [Published Afrique En Ligne - May 17 2013]

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[World Report] Women's health challenges in pos... [Published Lancet - May 17 2013]
[This Week in Medicine] May 18–24, 2013 [Published Lancet - May 17 2013]
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES REPORT OF KENYA [Published United Nations Office at Geneva - May 16 2013]
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Muslim Brotherhood Inside American Colleges [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - May 16 2013]
Niger villagers take mass public vow to end fem... [Published Great China Brokerage Ltd - May 16 2013]
Niger villagers take mass public vow to end fem... [Published Yahoo! News - May 16 2013]
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The great feminist revival [Published Pandagon - 21 hours ago]
“An anti-Page 3 campaign, SlutWalks and the relaunch of Spare Rib show that feminism is as vigorous – and necessary – as ever. Why did we ever doubt it?2 I’ve lost count of all the times I’ve been told that feminism is dead. I’ve even found myself ...
Muslim Brotherhood Inside American Colleges [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - May 16 2013]
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Saluting Pamela Geller: a Champion of Liberty [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - May 16 2013]
Saluting Pamela Geller: a Champion of Liberty By Amil Imani Tragically, during these times of great peril, truth is sacrificed by the politically correct, the myopic self-serving in the liberally dominated media, and the ruling class.  Against ...
Another Week of Anthropocene Antics, May 12, 20... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 14 2013]
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ACT! FOR CANADA NEWSLETTER - MAY 10, 2013 [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - May 10 2013]
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