female circumcision
We Visited a Mass Female Circumcision Ceremony in Indonesia
Parents bring girls as young as 3 months old to undergo the procedure that is known to cause sexual dysfunction, cysts, and birthing complications.
How a Brisbane Artist Became a Priest for a UFO Pleasure Cult
Luke Roberts is a Raelian: "the only religion with female, gay, and transgender priests."
The Female Genital Mutilation Scandal Tearing a Community Apart
A high-stakes criminal case is forcing a tight-knit Midwestern Muslim sect to reckon with its most dangerous practice.
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.
Egypt Is in Dire Need of Sex Education
How do people—especially women—learn about sex in a country where sex is taboo?
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.
New Prosecutions Bring Scrutiny to Female Genital Cutting
Unprecedented legal cases in the UK and Egypt may start to change attitudes towards female genital cutting. But it won't happen overnight.
Worst Gift Ever
FROZEN FOODIt was supposed to be the first dinner he ever cooked for me. We were at his place and he just grabbed two already-opened, half-finished, icy bags from the freezer.