Women's Fight for the Abolition of Sexual Mutilation.

Thiam, Awa

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ERIC Number: EJ295957

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1983

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Women's Fight for the Abolition of Sexual Mutilation.

Thiam, Awa

International Social Science Journal, v35 n4 p747-56 1983

Sexual mutilation of women in Africa and the Middle East is being actively opposed by groups in the developed world and the Third World. Excision and infibulation, their history and cultural justification, efforts to eradicate these practices, and difficulties in doing so are discussed. (IS)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Females, Feminism, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Islamic Culture, Sex Discrimination, Sexuality, Social Change

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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