Female circumcision may go back to the time of the Pharaohs. While unlawful in most countries today, the practice continues in Egypt and other areas.

Jan 26, 2010 - Paula I. Nielson

Many people mistakenly believe that circumcision is the same whether done on a male or female. Find out the differences.

Sep 30, 2008 - Brandi Rhoades

Circumcision terminology for intactivists is a political choice designed to show the physical and emotional ramifications of male infant circumcision.

Nov 23, 2009 - Sarah Tennant

Circumcision rates in America are dropping as more parents and doctors learn of the physical consequences of male genital mutilation (MGM).

Jan 8, 2009 - Sarah Tennant

Today's justifications are flimsy, arbitrary, and ad hoc. Resistance is grounded in reason and common sense.

May 9, 2011 - Edan Tasca

For babies circumcised in their parents' presence in the context of religious rituals, the rite can become spiritually and emotionally trans-formative.

Sep 18, 2011 - Elizabeth Herman

While the ethical debate over male circumcision continues, multiple research studies discuss how HIV and other STDs may be affected by circumcision.

Jun 10, 2011 - Brenda Lane

Female genital mutilation has gone on in Africa for thousands of years and is carried out annually in 28 countries.

Sep 30, 2008 - Brandi Rhoades

Female genital cutting (FGC) resides within a highly controversial and complex terrain marked by diverse discourses, practices, experiences, and elimination efforts.

Aug 27, 2008 - Alanna Muniz

Since the 1970s, international campaigns and conferences have addressed FGC. A variety of elimination efforts have been proposed, tested, and met with mixed results.

Aug 27, 2008 - Alanna Muniz

Western literature often portrays FGC as a static "tradition," yet FGC is a changing practice, existing in a wide-range of political, historical, and social contexts.

Aug 27, 2008 - Alanna Muniz

It would seem that a lot of people don't fully understand what is removed from a male during routine circumcision. It is not just a snip of skin.

Jun 5, 2010 - Judith Lee

Media and porn are powerful social engineering tools driving women's poor body image, fueling demand for cosmetic surgery. It's a boon for surgeons, but a bust for women.

Apr 19, 2009 - Jacqueline S. Homan

Embroideries is an ongoing creative campaign against FGM. Send in your 8x8" vulva patches to make a giant quilt for display at Coco de Mer erotic boutique.

Aug 25, 2011 - Nicci Talbot

Intactivists oppose routine infant circumcision (RIC), gender reassignment surgery for intersexed babies, and female genital mutilation.

Dec 11, 2009 - Sarah Tennant

When a baby is born into a Muslim family, Islamic rites are performed for this cherished event.

Mar 18, 2011 - Charlene Gray

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widespread but Amnesty and the World Heath Organization's reports clash with a lack of policies

Sep 23, 2010 - Anna Brunetti

Woman at Point Zero was written by Egypt's greatest female writer Nawal El Saadawi in 1973 and is a classic on the position of women in Arabic countries.

Oct 9, 2010 - Sophie Shanahan

What triggered the resurgence of Female Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone? What needs to be done to protect women in one of the poorest nations in the world?

Jan 31, 2008 - Manya Seisay

With the western world playing such an important role in the lives of young African men and women, African traditions face a frightening future of a bygone era.

Feb 3, 2010 - Sharon Kasanda