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The Female Circumcision Controversy

American Journal of Islam and Society, 2002
Female circumcision is a highly contested "tradition" practiced in many parts of the world, particularly Africa. International human rights campaigns refer to the practice as "female genital mutilation" (FGM) and seek to elim­inate it; its practitioners ...
Gui Joya Jafri
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Female circumcision

Antropologia Pubblica, 2020
The essay provides insights to further emphasize the importance of an alternative conceptualization of female circumcision that could overcome the still unsolved conundrum of a legislative ban that potentially perpetuates gender inequality. While law condemns the practice as a form of violence against women, the number of circumcisions does not ...
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Preoperative caudal blocks associated with decreased cumulative opioid requirements compared to postoperative caudal blocks in pediatric urologic surgery

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Caudal blocks (CB) are a cornerstone of pediatric urologic surgery, providing effective analgesia while mitigating potential neurotoxicity associated with general anesthesia and opioids. However, the optimal timing of CB—preoperative versus postoperative—remains controversial.
Jordan L. Mendelson, William Brenseke, Diego Alvarez Vega, William Nguyen, Mohammed Shium, Saige Gitlin, Ronnie G. Fine, Steven C. Friedman, Mark Horowitz, Walter I. Weiss, Raghu Idupuganti, Jordan S. Gitlin   +11 more
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Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
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Circumcision of male children for reduction of future risk for HIV: acceptability among HIV serodiscordant couples in Kampala, Uganda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
The ultimate success of medical male circumcision for HIV prevention may depend on targeting male infants and children as well as adults, in order to maximally reduce new HIV infections into the future.We conducted a cross-sectional study among ...
Kenneth K Mugwanya, Christopher Whalen, Connie Celum, Edith Nakku-Joloba, Elly Katabira, Jared M Baeten   +5 more
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Tradisi Khifadh Perempuan Suku Sasak Perspektif Hukum Islam

Journal of Islamic Civilization, 2021
A female circumcision is a form of worship that is prescribed in Islam. However, in the Qur’an there is no explicit text (sharih) about this. So that, this raises debate among scholars regarding the determination of the law.
Siti Masitoh, Muhaemin .
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Equity and Respect in Maternal and Infant Healthcare—A Report From the 2025 Venice Forum

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine equity and respectful care for women and infants from five perspectives: the global context; economic issues; healthcare systems; legal and policy issues; opportunities to benefit from biomedical research. Methods Narrative review.
Mark Hanson, Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner, Flavia Bustreo, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Hema Divaker, Joseph Haddad, Rajat Khosla, Anne Kihara, Donna Ockenden, Sandra Oyarzo‐Torres, Camilla Pickles, Lesley Regan, Jennifer Harris Requejo, Agnès Soucat, Kate Womersley, Neena Modi   +15 more
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Interstitial 11q Deletions and Terminal 11q Duplications Cause a Bleeding Tendency due to Platelet Dysfunction That Is Similar to 11q Deletions Causing Jacobsen Syndrome

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Jacobsen syndrome, resulting from a terminal deletion of chromosome 11 (11q), may lead to an increased bleeding tendency due to low platelet counts or platelet dysfunction. Currently, information on bleeding tendency and platelet function in patients with nonterminal 11q‐aberrations such as larger deletions, interstitial 11q ...
Elise J. Huisman, Virgil A. S. H. Dalm, Marieke Joosten, Frans J. Smiers, Leendert Porcelijn, Arjan Hoogendijk, Hans Janssen, Nicole N. van der van der Wel, Idske C. L. Kremer Hovinga, Masja de Haas, Marjon H. Cnossen   +10 more
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SUNAT PADA ANAK PEREMPUAN (KHIFADZ) DAN PERLINDUNGAN ANAK PEREMPUAN DI INDONESIA: Studi Kasus di Kabupaten Demak

Sawwa: Jurnal Studi Gender, 2017
Female circumcision is one of the continuing practices in some countries of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, including Indonesia. In Arab, tradition of female circumcision has been widely known before the Islamic period.
Jauharotul Farida, Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth, Moh Fauzi, Rusmadi Rusmadi, Lilif Muallifatul Khorida Filasofa   +4 more
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Female Circumcision: Mopolihu Lo Limu and Mongubingo Customs in Building Leadership Behavior

El Harakah, 2020
This article discusses the custom of female circumcision for the people of Gorontalo, carried out for generations. The procession of female circumcision custom process has its symbol, meaning, and purpose, that expects every circumcised girl to be a ...
Lisdawati Muda
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