Information Links

Links

http://www.fgmnetwork.org
The Female Genital Cutting Education and Networking Project. A comprehensive FGM-information site, including news reports and a bookstore
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/fgc.htm#4
The U.S. government's information page for the National Women's Health Information Center. Includes links and references.
http://www.cirp.org/pages/female/
The Circumcision Information and Resource Pages. Information about male and female circumcision, with an essay by Sami Aldeeb Abu-Sahlieh explaining Islam's attitude toward male circumcision and female genital mutilation, plus many other references
http://www.who.int/topics/female_genital_mutilation/en/ and http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/ are two of the World Health Organization's sites dealing with FGM

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