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Female Circumcision on a Medical Perspective and Islamic Law

open access: yes, 2022
The practice of female circumcision existed long before Islam came in the 16th century BC in South Africa, Southwest Asia, Judaism, Arabia and Egypt. Islamic teachings legalize obligatory circumcision for men and honor for women.
Lendrawati, Lendrawati, Amin, Ibnu
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Prevalence and Clinical Features of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is one of the most common congenital anomalies in children with urinary tract infections (UTIs), potentially leading to serious complications, including renal scarring and permanent kidney damage. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, laterality, and severity of VUR and its associations with
Niloufar Peirovi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern Liberalism, Female Circumcision, and the Rationality of Traditions

open access: yes, 2004
Tolerance is at the heart of Western liberalism, permitting mutually exclusive ideas and practices to coexist peacefully with one another, without the proponents of the differing ideas and practices killing one another.
Bishop, Jeffrey P.
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Carbapenem‐Resistant Gram‐Negative Bacilli in Mauritania: A Major Public Health Threat

open access: yesMicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 3, June 2026.
Carbapenem‐resistant Gram‐negative bacilli remain uncommon (4.42%) in Mauritania but are dominated by Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Preserved activity of colistin, tigecycline, and amikacin highlights a narrowing therapeutic window and the urgent need for sustained surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship.
Fatimetou Ahmed Sid'Ahmed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Spatial Biology of HIV Transmission and Infection: Imaging the Female and Male Reproductive Tracts

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Reproductive Immunology, Volume 95, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT HIV transmission through the female and male reproductive tracts is governed by spatially organized interactions between virions, epithelial barriers, and tissue‐resident immune cells. Imaging approaches have been central to defining these earliest events, progressing from classical histology and immunohistochemistry (IHC) to modern ...
Ann M. Carias   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circumcision', culture, and health-care provision in Tower Hamlets, London

open access: yes, 1998
Tower Hamlets has a sizeable Somali community, who maintain close links to their culture and country of origin. About 80 per cent of Somali women are estimated to have undergone 'female circumcision'.
Cameron, Joan, Rawlings Anderson, Karen
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The female circumcision controversy an anthropological perspective

open access: yes, 2001
Ellen Gruenbaum looks at the validity of Western arguments against the practice of female circumcision. In doing so, she explores both outsider and insider perspectives on female circumcision, concentrating particularly on the complex attitudes of the ...
Gruenbaum, Ellen
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Female Genital Cutting or Circumcision

open access: yesNursing & Healthcare International Journal, 2023
Woman genital slicing additionally referred to as woman genital mutilation or circumcision, is a deeply rooted cultural exercise that entails the partial or overall elimination of outside lady genitalia for non-scientific reasons. Despite being extensively criticized for its bodily and psychological fitness dangers, as well as its violation of human ...
openaire   +1 more source

Islamophobia and Danish academia

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 263-290, June 2026.
Abstract This article investigates how Danish academics participate in, interpret, and reproduce debates on the legal and normative regulation of Muslims in Denmark since the early 2000s. Through a thematic analysis of journal articles and public dissemination outputs authored by Danish researchers, it explores the social production of legal knowledge ...
SOFIE AALTONEN
wiley   +1 more source

Is Sex Like Driving? Risk Compensation Associated with Male Circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes
Mass adult male circumcision campaigns for HIV prevention are underway across much of Sub-Saharan Africa. However, concern remains about risk compensation associated with the reduction in the probability of HIV transmission per risky act.
Nicholas Wilson   +2 more
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