It is not possible, in Africa or elsewhere, to think about female genital mutilation (FGM) in the same way as 25 years ago. The growth in information and communication technologies (ICTs) has changed daily life and contributed to wider discussion of the topic - beliefs and pract…
After undergoing a brutal procedure of female genital mutilation in Africa, Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in The Color Purple, immigrates to the United States and, following her struggles to undertand her past, eventually discovers the secret of joy.
After undergoing a brutal procedure of female genital mutilation in Africa, Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in The Color Purple, immigrates to the United States and, following her struggles to understand her past, eventually discovers the secret of joy.
Bringing together an international range of case studies and interviews with individuals who have had genital re/construction, Body, Migration, Re/constructive Surgeries explores the socio-cultural meanings of clitoral re/construction following female genital cutting (FGC), hyme…
Bringing together an international range of case studies and interviews with individuals who have had genital re/construction, Body, Migration, Re/constructive Surgeries explores the socio-cultural meanings of clitoral re/construction following female genital cutting (FGC), hyme…
Since 1994, an increasing number of persons fleeing persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender request asylum in the United States, yet few empirical studies explore their experiences from flight through resettlement. Muslims in these categories, shouldering the ad…
The purpose of this dissertation is to contextualize the practice of Female Circumcision and to conduct an extensive review of the literature pertaining to the mental health treatment of immigrant populations in the United States involved in Female Circumcision (FC). The paper's…
Female circumcision, referred to by its critics as female genital mutilation, is a worldwide practice, particularly prevalent in Africa. This practice, which involves the surgical removal of part or all tissues around a woman's reproductive organ and in some cases infibulation, …