Book chapter
"They Took Me and Told Me Nothing": Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan
01 Jun 2010
Abstract
While internationally recognized as a form of violence against women and girls, the tragedy is that female genital mutilation is perpetuated by mothers, aunts, and other women who love and want the best for their children, who see the practice as ensuring that girls are marriageable, are conforming to the tenets of Islam, and are growing up to be respectable and respected members of Kurdish society. Tables, Figures.
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- Title
- "They Took Me and Told Me Nothing": Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Creators
- Nadya KhalifeLiesl GemtholtzJanet WalshMarianne MollmannSarah WhitsonJoe StorkSamer MuscatiZama Coursen-NeffJoseph Amon
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Identifiers
- 991021895784704721