female circumcision
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| Dictionary: female circumcision |
n.
Partial or complete removal of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of a girl or young woman, as practiced among certain cultures, especially in parts of Africa and western Asia. Also called clitoridectomy.
Did you mean: female circumcision, Female genital cutting
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 | Cairo Family Planning Association |
| Africa Ama (1971 Culture & Society Film) |
| Welcome to Womanhood (1998 Culture & Society Film) |
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Mentioned in
- Cairo Family Planning Association
- Africa Ama (1971 Culture & Society Film)
- Welcome to Womanhood (1998 Culture & Society Film)
- Female Genital Mutilation: Purpose
- Female Genital Mutilation: Risks
- Finzan (1990 Film)
- Warrior Marks (1993 Culture & Society Film)
- God's Sandbox (2002 Drama Film)
- The Women's Olamal - The Origins of A Maasai Fertility Ceremony (1985 Film)
- Fire Eyes: Female Circumcision (1994 Film)
- Circumcision: Purpose
- Muhammad Sayyid al-Tantawi
- Old Age Sticks (Critical Overview) (poem)
- Alice Walker
