Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia – have undergone female genital ...

Female genital mutilation is excruciatingly painful and medically unnecessary. UNICEF is working to end this cruel practice.

"She says she will take a razor blade and do it ... in a growing movement in this country to halt the practice of female circumcision--also called female genital mutilation, or FGM --she ...

But the forced circumcision of minors is not exclusive to males. Female genital mutilation is also practiced by some East-African subcultures, often by those who are not trained medically. Female ...

Female circumcision is a source of bitter international controversy ... Nanay Embong prepares a bottle of alcohol, cotton swabs, a candle, and a small, ornate knife. The blade, while newly polished, ...

Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia – have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and can suffer lifelong physical, emotional and psychologica ...