Female genital mutilation has been on the development and gender agenda for the past two decades by the UN (United nations) agencies, non governmental organizations, academics and local governments.
The WHO defines female genital mutilation (FGM) as comprising all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non…
The practice of FGM/C can be traced back to as far as 6,000 years ago (Milos & Macris, 1992). A group of Dutch researchers found that FGM/C was practiced in Aceh, Java, and Gorontalo by the Sundane…