The problem of female circumcision: In East Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Mtambule, Saad A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-22T05:23:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-22T05:23:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-11 | |
| dc.description | Msc. in Development studies | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | It is estimated that 130 million girls and women in the world today have undergone some form of female circumcision (FC), and 2 million girls are at risk from the practice each year. FC occurs mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, but the practice is also known in parts of the Middle East and Asia. Report from Europe. North America, and Australia indicate that FC is still practiced by some immigrant communities. FC covers a range of procedures, but in the great majority of cases it involves the cutting of the clitoris and the labia minora. At its most extreme, the procedure entails the excision of almost all the external genitalia and the stitching up of the vulva to leave only a tiny opening. Whatever form it takes, FC is a violation of the human rights of girls and women; and it is a grave threat to their health. Effects of FC can range from psychological trauma to extreme bleeding and death. People of different ethnicities and religions practice FC in East Africa but neither the Bible nor the Koran demand it..The main objective of this research was to study the problem of FC and the approaches used to address it in East Africa. Attempts to stop FC by the local and international community focused on women’s rights and individualist approaches which brands FC as a social problem requiring legal and political action to end it. This study suggests that FC is one of the traditions which are embedded deeply in social structures which construct and transform social institutions. Understanding the body of knowledge of these structures which define and determine the identity of individuals comprising the society is important for any effective strategy designed to end female circumcision practices. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5764 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Melbourne | en_US |
| dc.subject | Female Circumcision | en_US |
| dc.subject | East Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Female Circumcision-violation | en_US |
| dc.title | The problem of female circumcision: In East Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |