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WRRC Bibliography

“Female Circumcision/Female Genital Mutilation”

This article gives detailed information about Female Genital Mutilation and women’s sexuality; it outlines the practice of FGM in Africa and amongst minorities in Asia. It also talks about the state’s obligation to protect children and observe human rights standards, as well as calling for...

“Female circumcision: The prevalence and nature of the ritual in Eritrea”

This study evaluates the prevalence, complications, and attitudes concerning the practice of female circumcision among the women of Eritrea.

“Female Genital Mutilation in Africa, the Middle East & Far East: Where, why, what and how it is done”

This paper is on various perspectives of FGM, the reasons for and types of FGM, and the health consequences of the practice.

 

“Female Genital Mutilation – The Facts”

This material is a compilation of issues regarding the effects of FGM on newborns, children, adolescents and young adults. It also shows the prevalence in various countries in Africa, and looks at the reasons why there is support for FGM in Egypt, Mali, Central African Republic and Eritrea.

“Female genital mutilation: classification and management”

This book shows that female genital mutilation is a deeply rooted cultural tradition observed primarily in Africa and among certain communities in the Middle East and Asia. It also looks at its considerable health consequences and the increasing health care needs compared to available healthcare...

“Female Genital Mutilation: Defacing the Flower”

This article gives an explanation of the different varieties of FGM and puts it in historical context. It then goes into the various beliefs that underlie why this practice is carried out; all of whose foundations are patriarchal. The author explains how the practice of FGM can risk a woman...

“Female genital mutilation: knowledge, attitudes and practices of Flemish gynaecologists”

This survey assesses the knowledge, attitudes and practices with regards to female genital mutilation (FGM) among gynaecologists in Flanders, Belgium. The survey revealed gaps in the knowledge of FGM and the provision of care by Flemish gynaecologists to women who had been mutilated.

“Feminism in Islam”

This chapter examines the 'original' source texts of Islam (in particular the Qur'an and the Hadith) to challenge the historical absence of women within Islamic thought and to question the continued subordination of Muslim women under the guise of Islam. The author examines key Islamic texts and...

“Forced and Early Marriage: A Focus on Central and Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union Countries with Selected Laws from Other Countries”

Forced and early marriage deprives women and young girls of their basic human rights. Forced marriage describes a marriage that takes place without the free or valid consent of one or both of the partners and involves either physical or emotional duress. Early marriage is related to forced...

“Fundamentalisms, globalisation and women’s human rights in Senegal”
This paper mentions how women’s land rights are affected by fundamentalist movements, which do not respect women’s rights and status as autonomous citizens.