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Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM) in Africa
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Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM) in Africa
Background, cultural purpose and origin of practice of FGM. Health consequences, support of the practice, human rights issues.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages) |
13 sources |
2001
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"The issue of female genital mutilation has become a well-known one, popularized by Alice Walker in her book and the subject of television shows. It has entered the mainstream consciousness of Americans through those sources and through contact with the practice in hospitals and in newspaper articles. For example, in two separate instances during the late 1990s, women requested political asylum in the United States strictly on the basis of fear of genital mutilation (Waldman, 1999;Lazarus, 2000) One woman, Adelaide Abankwah, from Ghana, was granted asylum because of her stated fear that if she returned to her country she would be subjected to female..."More papers on Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM) in Africa:
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Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM) in Africa (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Female-Genital-Mutiliation-FGM-in-Africa/10900
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"Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM) in Africa" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Female-Genital-Mutiliation-FGM-in-Africa/10900>
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