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, …
The purpose of this study was to investigate the ritualistic practice of female circumcision in order to discover the impact it has on the spirituality of Christian women. The study employed a qualitative research design method and data was collected using individual and focus g…
Female circumcision is a practice that globally has affected 130 million people. Two million females are circumcised yearly, amounting to 6,000 circumcised per day. Female circumcision is defined as the deliberate removal or injury to any part of the female genitalia without med…