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Even though the government of Egypt banned female genital mutilation (FGM) six years ago, it still happens frequently, according to a new study undertaken by American and Egyptian researchers. Mohamed ...

Female genital mutilation has decreased in Egypt since the procedure was outlawed in 2007, but women’s groups say more work is needed to change society’s thinking toward the practice. The procedure, ...

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- The death of a 12-year-old Egyptian girl at the hands of a doctor performing female circumcision has sparked a public outcry and prompted health and religious authorities to ban ...

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 ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s parliament on Wednesday toughened penalties for female genital mutilation, adopting amendments that punish perpetrators with up to 15 years in prison if a child dies and up to ...

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian Health Ministry official says a 17-year-old girl has died while undergoing female circumcision. Lotfi Abdel-Sameeia told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the girl died of ...