How can research better understand the lived experiences of FGM survivors?

Elevating award-winning experts and emerging leaders. Our Team · Modern building with a sleek design, featuring large windows and clear signage for Emerson Park. Female genital mutilation increases the risks of immediate and long-term psychological, obstetric, genitourinary and sexual and reproductive health ... Jan 14, 2025 ... An estimated 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone FGM, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Why Is It Performed? FGM is a cultural custom, not a religious tenet. Some community members believe FGM is religiously prescribed. Communities that practice ... Feb 6, 2025 ... What is FGM? Why does it occur? What actions are being taken to stop it? Most importantly, why must it end? Today is International Day of ... Jun 25, 2015 ... FGM has been illegal in Egypt since 2008, but the practice remains woven into the very fabric of Egyptian society, where many see cutting as a ... It is a global issue that occurs in over 90 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and within diaspora communities worldwide. Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the ... Jan 22, 2025 ... Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the partial or full cutting of a girl's clitoris and labia, ... 'Female genital mutilation' – also known as 'FGM' – refers to procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical ...