Excision, or female genital mutilation (FGM), in Africa is no longer the private concern only of women; it is a social and political issue that concerns both me

This book comprises a collection of narratives by people whose lives have been touched by female genital mutilation (FMG), across five continents.

Only from such models is it fully possible to explore such issues as the rights of women and of children, of the part which the well-being of women plays in the

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is regarded as either a human rights violation or as female circumcision, a traditional cultural practice in some African and Is

1. Background and history