Egypt sees FGM decline and stricter laws. The nation's century-long struggle against deeply ingrained cultural norms shows progress, but the fight persists. According to official statistics, female ...

It's estimated that 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of FGM, according to the United Nations (UN). Although primarily concentrated in 30 countries in Africa and the ...

Dr. Raslan Fadl was sentenced to two years in prison after a girl died in his care. NPR found him working at a government hospital. Egyptian Doctor Found Guilty Of Female Genital Mutilation Isn't In ...

The procedure, common in some parts of the African continent, is practised by both Muslims and Christians in Egypt. Health ministry officials will monitor and oversee clinics and private hospitals to ...

CAIRO -- An Egyptian court Thursday acquitted a doctor charged with performing female genital mutilation that led to a 13-year-old girl's death in a Nile Delta village, the country's first trial on ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Egyptian doctor has been convicted of manslaughter after a 13-year-old girl died in a botched female genital mutilation procedure, campaigners said on Monday ...

Medical professionals -- doctors and nurses -- who perform genital mutilation can face between ten and 15 years in prison, according to the amnedments Egypt’s parliament – the House of Representatives ...

CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's rights activists hailed the Egyptian government on Monday for advocating increased prison sentences for perpetrators of female genital mutilation (FGM) but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and ...

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