News -11-01-06 Dad Found Guilty of Mutilation (CBS) "An Ethiopian immigrant who was convicted Wednesday of the genital mutilation of his 2-year-old daughter was sentenced to 10 years in prison in what was believed to be the first such criminal case in the United States." 11-06 Papers -10-27-06 First Known Trial for FGM (USA Today) "The trial of an Atlanta-area father accused of circumcising his 2-year-old daughter with scissors is focusing attention on an ancient African practice that experts say is slowly becoming more common in the U.S. as immigrant communities grow." 10-06 FGM - Waris Dirie Speaks Out (UNICEF) Provides information on FGM, mutilation of young girls practiced within some cultures. FGM -Types, Effects, and Solutions (FGM Network) Describes FGM, mutilation of young girls practiced within some cultures, the effects, and solutions. "In many cultures, FGC serves as an initiation rite, and any efforts to eradicate it must take this into consideration. Some of the most successful eradication efforts have taken place in areas where FGC was replaced with 'initiation without cutting' programs whereas a girl still goes through some initiation rites but this time, without any blood." "Education of ourselves, as well as of others is a way that we can begin acting upon the convictions that human rights should not violated, and that violence against women is intolerable. Many people are still unaware that practices such as FGC are still widely practiced, and only an awareness can bring this inhumane practice to a halt." 8-02 FGM Education Succeeding (MSNBC News) "Reversing generations of tradition, growing numbers of parents have decided to spare their daughters the trauma of female genital mutilation (FGM), an ancient practice whereby part of a girl's external genitalia are cut off." "The practice is widespread in Egypt. According to a survey completed four years ago, 97 percent of all Egyptian women age 15-49 have been subjected to FGM." 10-04 FGM Education and Network (FGM Network) Provides information about FGM, mutilation of young girls practiced within some cultures. 8-02 FGM Factsheet (Amnesty International) Provides information on the medical consequences of FGM, mutilation of young girls practiced within some cultures. FGM Legislation in the U.S. and Internationally Provides information on legislation against FGM, mutilation of young girls practiced within some cultures. FGM Resources Provides carefully selected resources on FGM, mutilation of young girls practiced within some cultures.

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