News Round-Up: 17 July 2012
Worldwide news
Huffington Post – ‘Childbirth in Guinea-Bissau: What Mothers Go Through In One of the Deadliest Places to Give Birth’
Hindustantimes – ‘Cruel cut: Female circumcision in East Africa’
Al Arabiya News – ‘Are fears of legalization of female genital mutilation in Egypt real?’
Financial Times – ‘Egypt: A toxic mix of tradition and religion’ (must register to read article)
All Africa – ‘Tanzania: Karatu Communities Change Strategy on FGM’
Somaliland Sun – ‘Somaliland Residents Aver to Abandon All Forms of FGC’
Europe news
BBC – ‘Female Genital Mutilation conference in Bristol’
Hemel Today – ‘Berkhamsted family’s £16k for charity in memory of Zoe, 13’
FIGO – ‘UK government condemns female genital mutilation’
NY Times – ‘German Ruling Against Circumcising Boys Draws Criticism’
Swissinfo.ch – ‘“A Clear Signal”: Law tightened on female genital mutilation’
