female genital mutilation: see circumcision circumcision , operation to remove the foreskin covering the glans of the penis. It dates back to prehistoric times and was widespread throughout the Middle East as a religious rite before it was introduced among the Hebrews, presumably by Abraham.
..... Click the link for more information. .

female genital cutting

or female circumcision or female genital mutilation or clitoridectomy

Surgical procedure ranging from drawing blood, to removing the clitoris alone, to infibulation or Pharaonic circumcision—removing the external genitals, joining the sides and leaving a small opening. The practice dates to ancient times; usually performed on young girls and in a ritual context, it is purported by its practitioners to guard a girl's virginity and reduce her sexual desires. Because it is usually undertaken in unhygienic conditions, cutting may lead to severe bleeding, infection, debilitating pain, and death; long-term consequences can include an inability to urinate or expel menstrual blood, pain during sexual intercourse, and prolonged childbirth. In some cultures women are reinfibulated after childbirth, while others discourage this practice.

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found	Female genital mutilation is carried out for religious or cultural reasons in some parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the World Health Organization says. Ban female circumcision now: Burkina Faso's first lady by AFP / AFP Global Edition Both women come from families where it was customary to circumcise the clitoris, a practice known in the West as female genital mutilation. Australia mulls Kenyan women's 'circumcision' case by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Pakistani women, whether they are based in rural or urban areas, face multiple forms of violence including sexual violence, domestic abuse, burning and disfiguring through acids beating and threatening, honour-killings, custodial abuse and torture, dowry-related violence, rape and female genital mutilation, a report called "Sorrows of woman" prepared by the Pakistan Human Development Foundation said. Violence against women increasing in Pakistan: report by Asian News International	felsic rock Felsite Felsitic Texture felsöbányaite felsophyric felspar Felt felt nail felt paper felt side felt-and-gravel roofing Felten, Iurii Felten, Iurii Matveevich felting felting down Felton, William Harrell feltwork felty Felty's syndrome Felucca female female connector female coupling female fitting female genital cutting female genital mutilation female heterogamety female homogamety Female Labor Female Power female pseudohermaphroditism female thread femerall femerell Femgericht Femininity Feminism feminist philosophy Feminization feminizing syndrome femitrons femoral artery femoral hernia femoral nerve femoral ring femoral vein femorotibial index femto femto- femtoampere femtocell	Female Engineered Marketing Female Entrepreneurs' Meeting Female Entrepreneurship Ireland Wales female eunuchoidism female eunuchoidism female eunuchoidism Female Executives Network female factor infertility Female Factory Research Group Female Faculty Network Twente Female Fat Admirer Female Female Male Female Fighters Against Domestic Violence Female Figure Identification Technique for Apparel female fitting Female For Female Female form Female form Female form Female Fun Limitation Factor Female Garden Hose Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Female genital cutting Female genital cutting Female genital cutting Female genital cutting Female genital manipulation Female genital manipulation Female Genital Mutation Female Genital Mutation female genital mutilation female genital organ Female genital prolapse female genital system anomalies female genital system anomalies female genital system anomalies female genital system anomalies female genitalia female genitals Female ginseng Female Hamster Vaginal Discharge Female health Female healthcare Female Healthy Controls Female hero Female hero Female hero Female hero female heterogamety Female High School Wrestling female homogamety Female Homosexuality Female Homosexuality Female Homosexuality female homosexuality, female homosexuality, female homosexuality, female horse Female Hose Thread Female human Female human

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Encyclopedia browser

Full browser

No references found

Female genital mutilation is carried out for religious or cultural reasons in some parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the World Health Organization says.

Ban female circumcision now: Burkina Faso's first lady by AFP / AFP Global Edition

Both women come from families where it was customary to circumcise the clitoris, a practice known in the West as female genital mutilation.

Australia mulls Kenyan women's 'circumcision' case by AFP / AFP Asian Edition

Pakistani women, whether they are based in rural or urban areas, face multiple forms of violence including sexual violence, domestic abuse, burning and disfiguring through acids beating and threatening, honour-killings, custodial abuse and torture, dowry-related violence, rape and female genital mutilation, a report called "Sorrows of woman" prepared by the Pakistan Human Development Foundation said.

Violence against women increasing in Pakistan: report by Asian News International

Female Engineered Marketing
Female Entrepreneurs' Meeting
Female Entrepreneurship Ireland Wales
female eunuchoidism
female eunuchoidism
female eunuchoidism
Female Executives Network
female factor infertility
Female Factory Research Group
Female Faculty Network Twente
Female Fat Admirer
Female Female Male
Female Fighters Against Domestic Violence
Female Figure Identification Technique for Apparel
female fitting
Female For Female
Female form
Female form
Female form
Female Fun Limitation Factor
Female Garden Hose
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
Female genital cutting
Female genital cutting
Female genital cutting
Female genital cutting
Female genital manipulation
Female genital manipulation
Female Genital Mutation
Female Genital Mutation

female genital mutilation

female genital organ
Female genital prolapse
female genital system anomalies
female genital system anomalies
female genital system anomalies
female genital system anomalies
female genitalia
female genitals
Female ginseng
Female Hamster Vaginal Discharge
Female health
Female healthcare
Female Healthy Controls
Female hero
Female hero
Female hero
Female hero
female heterogamety
Female High School Wrestling
female homogamety
Female Homosexuality
Female Homosexuality
Female Homosexuality
female homosexuality,
female homosexuality,
female homosexuality,
female horse
Female Hose Thread
Female human
Female human