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Just like couscous: Gender, agency and the politics of female circumcision in Cairo [PDF]

, 2009
This dissertation explores how female gender identity is continually created and re-created in Egypt through a number of daily practices, of which female circumcision is central.
Malmström, Maria Frederika
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Cultural and Religious Practices, the Lack of Educational Resources, and their Role in the Perpetuation of Female Genital Mutilation [PDF]

, 2013
Some form of female genital mutilation or circumcision takes place in most countries in Africa. This project aims to show that male dominance, culture, tradition, religion and ignorance of basic human rights play a pivotal role in the perpetuation of ...
Clarke, Claudelle
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Tolerance of Muslim beliefs and practices: Age related differences and context effects [PDF]

, 2007
Tolerant judgments of Muslims’ political rights and dissenting beliefs and practices by ethnic Dutch adolescents (12–18 years) were examined. Participants (N = 632) made judgments of different types of behaviors and different contexts in an experimental ...
Slooter, Luuk,, Verkuyten, Maykel,
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Rare Bleeding Disorders and Bleeding Disorder of Unknown Cause: Current Understanding and Recent Developments

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rare bleeding disorders (RBDs) represent a diverse group of inherited conditions involving coagulation factors or platelets. These conditions, such as Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) or severe coagulation factor deficiencies, are uncommon. In contrast, bleeding disorder of unknown cause (BDUC) is a diagnosis of exclusion without an identifiable ...
Alessandro Casini, Robert Klamroth, Bauke Haisma, Dino Mehic, Saskia E. M. Schols   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weibliche Beschneidung: (k)ein religionswissenschaftliches Thema?

Zeitschrift für Junge Religionswissenschaft
When looking at female circumcision, religion can be found on a wide variety of levels. Until now, these connections between female circumcision and religion are nearly unexplored in the study of religion. As a result, religious narratives of circumcised
Linda Bosshart, Jill Marxer
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“You must cut that long and stinking thing”: uncovering the lived experiences of uncircumcised pokot women in North-Eastern Uganda

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Female circumcision remains a dominant practice among the Pokot of North-Eastern Uganda. This paper explores the lived experiences of uncircumcised Pokot women, as they continue to live in a community, where the practice is cherished.
Noah Kalengo, Laban. K. Musinguzi, Janestic Mwende Twikirize   +2 more
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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 ...
openaire   +1 more source

Seventh Åland Island Meeting on von Willebrand Disease

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The seventh Åland Island Meeting on von Willebrand Disease (VWD) was held on the Åland archipelago in Finland, from 26 to 28 September 2024. Aim The meeting brought together experts in the field of VWD from around the world to share the latest advances and knowledge in VWD.
Riitta Lassila, Ruben Bierings, Nathan T. Connell, Fernando F. Corrales‐Medina, Augusto B. Federici, Veronica H. Flood, Floor Heubel‐Moenen, Jill M. Johnsen, Geoffrey Kuppens, Davide Matino, Carolyn Millar, Ingmar Schoen, Anish Sharda, Robert F. Sidonio Jr, Alok Srivastava, Timea Szanto, Angela C. Weyand, Erik Berntorp   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of female genital mutilation and cutting: an observational cross-sectional study in English primary care (FGM/C Study)

BJGP Open, 2023
Background: Female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) describes procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Michelle Elizabeth Robinson, James Prior, Christian D Mallen, Thomas A Shepherd   +3 more
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Integrating Female Condoms into HIV Prevention Programs: A Case Study of Barriers, Facilitators, and Future Opportunities in Kenya [PDF]

, 2014
Female condoms are an important option for dual protection from unintended pregnancy and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, especially when male condoms cannot be used.

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