She may be right. Though there is nothing in Jewish religious sources requiring female genital mutilation, among Ethiopian Jews the practice does seem to have been common — though it was likely ...

Female genital mutilation ... Pope says women’s rights fight is ‘continuous struggle’, condemns mutilation Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Kenya also recorded strong declines.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a non-medical procedure that involves the removal or injury of external female genitalia. According to The World Health Organisation, in countries that practice ...

Female genital mutilation continues to persist among immigrant ... rates to FGM among men and boys in countries such as Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, and Sudan. UNFPA and UNICEF are working with ...