female genital mutilation
Arming Girls in the UK Against Female Genital Mutilation with a Mobile App
Coventry University launched the app on Tuesday, hoping to raise awareness of FGM now that summer vacation — when young women are especially at risk of going abroad to undergo the procedure — is in full swing.
Nigeria Becomes Latest African Nation to Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation
The new law criminalizes FGM, also known as female circumcision, which is performed on an estimated 125 million women and girls worldwide, according to a 2013 UNICEF report.
If the British Government Wants to End Female Genital Mutilation, Why Is It Returning a 'Cutter' Back to Gambia?
Gambian refugee Maimuna Jawo applied for UK asylum to campaign for the rights of FGM survivors and future victims, but she feels the government has treated her like a criminal.
On The Line: Claire Ward Discusses Female Circumcision
Claire Ward joins On The Line to discuss her documentary “Reversing Female Circumcision: The Cut That Heals.”
Egypt Is in Dire Need of Sex Education
How do people—especially women—learn about sex in a country where sex is taboo?
Female Circumcision Is Becoming More Popular in Malaysia
In a recent study, 93 percent of Malaysian Muslim women admitted to being circumcised. We took a look at what's driving this painful boom.
Performing Surgery to Reverse FGM (Excerpt from ‘The Cut That Heals’)
In this excerpt, VICE News shows a little-known surgery that reverses the damage from FGM, by reopening the genitalia that had previously been sewn shut.
Vampires, Bitcoins, and Coral Cities
Vampires in Louisiana, colorful coral cities, bitcoin mines, and reversing female genital mutilation. This is the latest on VICE.
Reversing Female Circumcision: The Cut That Heals
VICE News meets a woman who is fighting back against the practice of female genital mutilation by reversing it.
After Genital Cutting in Somalia, a Woman Chooses Reconstructive Surgery in America
The decision to undergo reconstructive surgery wasn't easy for a Somali woman who describes the weeks following surgery as being 'by far the hardest of my life.'
Reversing Female Circumcision: The Cut That Heals (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News meets a woman who is fighting back against the practice of female genital mutilation by reversing it.
A Clitoris Was Successfully Reconstructed for the First Time in Sweden
I interviewed Dr. Hannes Sigurjónsson, who performed the surgery, about how this could help the 38,000 women in Sweden who have been subjected to genital mutilation.