FGM
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.”
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.
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.
Thousands of FGM Cases Identified in UK Are Just the 'Tip of the Iceberg'
Nearly 2,000 cases of female genital mutilation were newly identified in England from September to December 2014. But this doesn't come as a surprise to survivors of the procedure.
VICE News Capsule: Tuesday, January 27
Another sign of Russia's crackdown on the Crimean Tatars, Egypt convicts doctor of manslaughter in first FGM trial, UK launches public inquiry into death of ex-KGB agent, and scientists prepare a group of water fleas for a mission into space.
Why I Would Never Vote for a Women-Only Political Party
Mike Buchanan is running for office in the UK with his feminist-hating political party, Justice for Men and Boys. But what good do single-issue political parties actually do?
We Spoke to an Anti-Female-Genital Mutilation Activist About the Lifelong Impact of Cutting
Due to the secrecy that surrounds FGM, the true extent of the practice in Western countries isn't known. We spoke to the director of No FGM Australia, the Human Rights Award–winning charity that works to abolish the practice.
14 Important Battles Won by Women in 2014
You thought the last 12 months was just a plague of misogynist assholes? Think again.