Essays about: "Female genital mutilation"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 44 essays containing the words Female genital mutilation.

  1. 31. Breast Ironing in Cameroon: A harmful practice restricting sexuality or a means to protect the girl child from harm

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Lisa Eriksson; [2014-11-04]
    Keywords : breast ironing; feminism; performativity; lived experiences; harmful practices; femininity;

    Abstract : Around the world there exists so called harmful practices, they include e.g. female genital mutilation, child marriages and the little researched practice of breast ironing. This thesis presents lived experiences on the practice of breast ironing as experienced by women in Cameroon. READ MORE

  3. 32. Female Genital Mutilation Experiences of Somali women living in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Farnoosh Rezaee Ahan; [2014-01-22]
    Keywords : Female genital mutilation; Human rights; Consequences; Somali women; Sweden;

    Abstract : Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a term used to incorporate a wide range of traditional practices. It involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for cultural reasons in many African countries. READ MORE

  4. 33. Kvinnor som har genomgått könsstympning och sjukvårdspersonal som vårdar dem: Båda sidors uppfattning om hälso- och sjukvård med fokus på sexuell hälsa.

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    Author : Destiny Williams; [2014-01-10]
    Keywords : Female Genital Mutilation; FGM; healthcare; culture; sexual health; orgasm;

    Abstract : Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the procedure that intentionally alters or causes injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. This term refers to all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. READ MORE

  5. 34. WE CAN DO IT... OR CAN WE? : A Radical Feminist Analysis on the Strategies and Challenges of Female Political Participation in the 2011 Revolution in Egypt

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Sofie Bood; [2014]
    Keywords : 2011 Revolution; Egypt; Online Activism; Social Media; Radical Feminism; Women;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse female political participation in the 2011 revolution in Egypt with the help of a radical feminism theoretical framework, which effectively ensures that the female participation is analysed from an intersectional point of view. The research will be conducted as a desk study. READ MORE

  6. 35. Female Genital Mutilation: An Analysis through Capability Approach and Cultural Relativism

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Marissa Vera; Mariscol O'Conner Perez; Jasser El-sissi; [2013]
    Keywords : FGM; female genital mutilation; Mali; Capability Approach; Cultural Relativism;

    Abstract : Female Genital Mutilation is a cultural and historical practice engrained in the African Culture.This practice is part of the African Rite of Passage; where a young girl passes on from being achild into being a grown woman. READ MORE