What does FGC stand for?

Female Genital Cutting (Africa)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

As is now well known, female genital cutting is a coming-of-age ritual in some Islamic cultures.

The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World

In the Western world, Maasai female circumcision has become known as the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC).

The Maasai youth cultural transition

Female genital cutting is not commanded by the Qur'an and is not practiced by the majority of Muslims.

Yemen National Plan to accelerate FGM eradication (Health)

Female genital mutilation, also known as female genital cutting, refers to procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

UN agencies unite against female genital mutilation

MARCH ERITREA Female Genital Cutting is made illegal--with the Government warning that it will seriously punish anyone who promotes or carries out the practice.

Africa

The Female Genital Cutting Education and Networking Project, United States: Dad Sentenced in First Female Genital Cutting Trial in U.

Female genital mutilation: exploring strategies for ending ritualized ...

It is sometimes called female genital mutilation or female genital cutting.

Senegal nonprofit group wins world's largest humanitarian prize

9780813540269 Transcultural bodies; female genital cutting in global context.

Transcultural bodies; female genital cutting in global context