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Article: We Are Decided: The Struggle of an Egyptian Village to Eradicate Female Circumcision. (Round Up: Publications).(Book Review)
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- Reproductive Health Matters
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
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Amal Abdel Hadi, 1998
The unconventional approach of an Egyptian village towards female circumcision is documented in this book. Villagers of Deir El Barsha, situated in the rural Upper Nile area, took the unprecedented step of prohibiting female circumcision in the village and signing a local statement denouncing the practice. In a country where female circumcision is widespread ...