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  #1 sgriffi2 on 03 Mar 15

   

  While doing research on women's rights in Egypt I came across the term "female genital mutilation" which is something we have all heard of, but I had not thought about this concept lately, nor in the context of this project. So I googled it, and what I found was shocking:
  The Demographic and Health Survey in Egypt in 2000 showed that 97%
  of married women included in the survey had experienced female genital
  cutting (i.e. FGM). Another study by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and
  Population in 2003 reported that over 94% of married women had been
  exposed to genital cutting and 69% of those women agreed to the
  procedure being carried out on their daughters. Further, a pilot study
  by the Health Insurance Organization showed that 41% of female students
  in primary, preparatory and secondary schools had undergone genital
  cutting.
  
  http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/fgm_prevalence_egypt/en/
  
  

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While doing research on women's rights in Egypt I came across the term "female genital mutilation" which is something we have all heard of, but I had not thought about this concept lately, nor in the context of this project. So I googled it, and what I found was shocking: <br />The Demographic and Health Survey in Egypt in 2000 showed that 97% <br /> of married women included in the survey had experienced female genital <br /> cutting (i.e. FGM). Another study by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and <br /> Population in 2003 reported that over 94% of married women had been <br /> exposed to genital cutting and 69% of those women agreed to the <br /> procedure being carried out on their daughters. Further, a pilot study <br /> by the Health Insurance Organization showed that 41% of female students <br /> in primary, preparatory and secondary schools had undergone genital <br /> cutting. <br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/fgm_prevalence_egypt/en/">http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/fgm_prevalence_egypt/en/</a><br /><br /></div>

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