FGM

FGM
Iraqi Kurdistan
MENA
Live Story

Girls as young as four subjected to FGM in Iraqi Kurdistan

Campaigners report that dozens of cases in Iraqi Kurdistan indicate that FGM persists, driven by secrecy, tradition, and some religious interpretations

Dana Taib Menmy
08 February, 2026
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Sudan
Interviews
Live Story

Heroic Bodies: Sudanese feminism and body politics in film

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Yousra Samir Imran

19 July, 2024
FGM
Society
Live Story

The fight against The Gambia's FGM ban repeal

Olivia Hooper

Olivia Hooper

02 May, 2024
FGM protests
FGM
Society
Live Story

Female genital mutilation is still an issue and on the rise

The New Arab Staff

Yomna Abdo

06 February, 2023
Egyptian women take part in a march against sexual harassment at the Seiyda Zeinab Mosque, on February 6, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt [Getty Images]
Egypt
Perspectives

Egypt must end state oppression of women and girls

Reem Abdellatif and Nimco Ali

Reem Abdellatif and Nimco Ali

21 October, 2021
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women
MENA
Live Story

Egypt doctor serves three months for fatal female circumcision

The New Arab
31 July, 2016
FGM Egypt [AFP]
UNICEF
MENA
Live Story

Egypt investigates teenage girl's death during botched circumcision 'operation'

The New Arab & agencies
31 May, 2016
FGM Egypt [LightRocket]
women
Analysis
Live Story

FGM among Egyptian teenage girls drops by 27 percent

Nada Ramadan
07 February, 2016
UNICEF FGM
women
Society
Live Story

200 million girls worldwide forced to undergo genital mutilation

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

05 February, 2016
Egypt FGM [AFP]
human rights
Analysis
Live Story

'I killed a girl': FGM undeterred by manslaughter conviction

Nada Ramadan
14 December, 2015
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Saudi Arabia
Narrated

Keeping power in check: This week in Human Rights

30 January, 2015