First UK genital mutilation charges

A Danish man accused of mutilating women's genitals and keeping them in a freezer in South Africa says he had no role in the murder of his wife, the main witness against him.

What is it and why is it still being carried out across the world?

It is a ritual supposed to keep women “pure”, but an increased understanding of the severe health risks of extreme forms of female genital mutilation appears to be slowly rolling back its prevalence in Somalia’s northwest.

Female genital mutilation: UK institutions not to blame
The Commentator
When it comes to female genital mutilation, blaming anything or anyone other than the culture that practices it, is an extraordinary and cowardly blame-shifting exercise. This concerns Islam, and we must say so. Fgm. How best to put an end to FGM in Britain?
Police Gender Desks May Play Significant Role in War On FGMAllAfrica.com

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The Gambian president bans female genital mutilation - in a country where 76% of women get the risky procedure.

An amendment to the law states anyone who performs FGM faces three years' imprisonment and a fine.

New Vision
Tanzanian girls return after escaping genital mutilation
New Vision
HUNDREDS of Tanzanian schoolgirls returned home Monday after spending three months hiding in safe houses to escape genital mutilation, state television said. Female genital mutilation (FGM) can range from hacking off the clitoris to the removal of the ...

>For decades now some of us have been disgusted by the cruel tradition of chopping off private parts of young girls, technically known as female genital mutilation (FGM).

Daily News
Tarime residents urged to stop female genital mutilation
Daily News
FOR the first time the Tarime District is celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child today, thanks to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA) who have organised the event here. The Minister for ...