Resources
Press Releases
- US End FGM/C Network Press Release on the Passing of H.R. 6100 – STOP FGM Act of 2020 into Law
- US End FGM/C Network Press Release on the U.S. Woman Charged for Transporting a Minor for the Purpose of FGM/C
US End FGM/C Network in House Resources
- US End FGM/C Network, Equality Now, & End FGM European Network Report – Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Call for a Global Response
- US End FGM/C Network & ICRW- Mental Health and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): Recommendations for Accelerating Action in Research, Programs and Policy
- US End FGM/C Network & ICRW Foreign Policy Brief – U.S. Foreign Policy Can and Should Address Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)
- US End FGM/C Network Statement on Federal Court Decision to Reject House Appeal of Michigan Case Sep.18th, 2019
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners Global Call to Action from “Uniting forces to make female genital mutilation/cutting a practice of the past: A gathering for global civil society actors” , Sep 5th, 2019
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners Global Call to Action Press Release at The Women Deliver Conference 2019
- US End FGM/C Network Statement on the U.S. Department of Justice Decision Not to Appeal Ruling in Female Genital Mutilation Case
- US End FGM/C Network Statement on Judge’s Decision in Michigan Case
- US End FGM/C Network Statement of Values
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners – 2016 Violence Against Girls: Summit on FGM/C report
- First Inter-Regional Coalition to End FGM Joint Statement
- US End FGM/C Network Scoping Report Executive Summary
- US End FGM/C Network 2019 International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM/C Social Media Toolkit
- Inter-Regional Coalition to End FGM Joint Open Letter on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for
Female Genital Mutilation - US End FGM/C Network Letter Urging Representatives Bring H.R. 6100 – STOP FGM Act of 2020
Advocacy Resources
- US End FGM/C Network Foreign Policy Brief – U.S. Foreign Policy Can and Should Address Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners – 2016 Violence Against Girls: Summit on FGM/C report
- US End FGM/C Network & ICRW Brief – Mental Health and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): Recommendations for
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners Global Call to Action from “Uniting forces to make female genital mutilation/cutting a practice of the past: A gathering for global civil society actors” , Sep 5th, 2019
- The Girl Generation – Do No Harm Guidance Note
- U.S. Department of State – Video of American religious leaders speaking out
- The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health & RAHMA – Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States FactSheet
- U.S. Department of State – Video of American FGM survivors speaking out
- There Is No Limit Foundation – Break The Silence Campaign
- Berkley Center – A Necessary Conversation: Debunking Religious Justifications for FGM/C
- ICRW – Ending FGM and Cutting: Opportunities in U.S. Policies and Programs
- End FGM European Network – How to talk about FGM (PDF)
- AltMuslimah – The Detroit Case: A Survivor’s Perspective
- Philanthropy News Digest – Ending Violence Against Girls: Giving Innovative Leaders the Resources They Deserve
- American Muslim leaders – American Muslim Leaders Stance on FGM
Survivor Testimonies
- Jennifer- Thomson Reuters Foundation
- Sahiyo – Sahiyo Stories
- The Guardian – Renee Bergstrom
- The Guardian – Maryum Saifee
- UNWomen – Jaha Dukureh
- StoryCenter/Sahiyo Stories – Leena Khandawala
- Digital Warriors – Aissata Camara Women; Social Media and the Revolution – Digital Warriors | DW Documentary
- ABC News – Mariya Taher
- StoryCenter/SahiyoStories – Zehra Patwa
- Global Woman P.E.A.C.E Foundation – FA Cole
- The Orchid Project- Choosing a world free from FGC: Aissata’s story
Law
- Equality Now – Map of U.S. State Laws
- Equality Now – Female Genital Mutilation in the United States Factsheet
- Equality Now – Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Nagarwala et al
- AHA Foundation – Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Nagarwala et al (PDF)
- U.S. Department of Justice – Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision Or Cutting: A Federal Crime
- U.S. Department of Justice – U.S. Government Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) (PDF)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation – FBI Reaching Out About Female Genital Mutilation
- USCIS – Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)
- Department of Homeland Security – Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) Outreach Strategy (PDF)
- World Bank Group – Compendium of international and national legal frameworks on female genital mutilation
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners – Law Enforcement Sector Recommendations Strategies to Respond to FGM/C in the United States
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners – Immigration Sector Recommendations Strategies to Respond to FGM/C in the United States
- Department of State – U.S. Government Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)
- Department of State – Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Individual Country Reports
- United States Government Accountability Office – FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/ CUTTING Existing Federal Efforts to Increase Awareness Should Be Improved (PDF)
- 28 Too Many – Law and FGM
Health
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners – Healthcare Sector Recommendations Strategies to Respond to FGM/C in the United States
- The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health & RAHMA – FGM Survivor & Health Care Provider Toolkit
- The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health & RAHMA – Workbook for health care providers
- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) – A Visual Reference and Learning Tool for Health Care Professionals (Booklet)
- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) – A Visual Reference and Learning Tool for Health Care Professionals (Poster)
- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) – A Visual Reference and Learning Tool for Health Care Professionals (Insert)
- Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) – Health Practitioners Guide to Providing Culturally Competent Care for Women and Girls Affected by Female Genital Cutting
- Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) – Obstetric Care for Women Affected by Female Genital Cutting
- Dahlia Project – Female Genital Trauma: Guidelines for Working Therapeutically with Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation
- New York State Department of Health – FGM/C Reference Card for Health Care Providers
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health – Fact sheet
- American Medical Association – Policy on FGM
- American Academy of Family Physicians – Position Statement (PDF)
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – Position Statement
- American Academy of Pediatrics – Policy Statement (PDF)
- WHO: Care of girls and women living with female genital mutilation –A clinical handbook
- WHO guidance that FGM serves no medical purpose – Fact Sheet
- Maine Access Immigrant Network’s Clinical Perspectives on FGM/C
- ICRW – Mental Health And Ending Fgm/C: Recommendations (PDF)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Female Genital Cutting
- Public Health Research Priorities to Address Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting in the United States. Holly G. Atkinson, Deborah Ottenheimer, Ranit Mishori. American Journal of Public Health , no. (): pp. e1-e5.
- The School Nurse’s Role in Addressing FGM
- Female Genital Cutting: Clinical knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices from a Provider survey in the US. Lane JL, Johnson-Agbakwu CE, Warren N, Budhathoki C, Cole EC. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Nov 15
- Elliot Klein,Elizabeth Helzner,Michelle Shayowitz, Stephan Kohlhoff, and Tamar A. Smith-Norowitz. Female Genital Mutilation: Health Consequences and Complications—A Short Literature Review. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2018; 2018: 7365715
- Hamid A, Grace KT, Warren N. A Meta-Synthesis of the Birth Experiences of African Immigrant Women Affected by Female Genital Cutting. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2018 Mar;63(2):185-195.
- Mishori R, Warren N, Reingold R. Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Jan 1;97(1):49-52
- Dave, Amish J. et al. Female Genital Mutilation: What Every American Dermatologist Needs to Know. Dermatologic Clinics, Volume 29, Issue 1, 103 – 109
- Jacoby SD, Smith A. Increasing certified nurse-midwives’ confidence in managing the obstetric care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2013 Jul-Aug; 58(4): 451-6
- Choudhary I, Mishori R, Kim S. J. Words Matter: Charting the Landscape of US and International Health Profession Organizations’ Public Statements About FGM/C. Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Sep 1.
- Deborah Ottenheimer – When a pinprick is not benign
- R. Mishori – On Reinfibulation
- Ms Magazine – FGM, Too (K. McKenzie and D. Ottenheimer)
Education/ Training
- 28 Too Many – FGM and Social Norms
- UNFPA / UNICEF toolkit (2018) – “How to Transform a Norm” (Part 1)
- UNFPA / UNICEF toolkit (2018) – “How to Transform a Norm” (Part 2)
- Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) – Multiple resources on FGM
- Orchid Project – Choosing a world free from FGC: Aissata’s story
- Dunya Women’s Health Collaborative – Asma and Her Pregnancy Bilingual Booklet
- Dunya Women’s Health Collaborative – FGC Education Card (Available in multiple languages)
- Nile Sisters – Defenseless Against Female Genital Cutting (PDF)
- Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation – FGM/C Prevention: A Resource for U.S. Schools (PDF)
- Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation – Training Manual (PDF)
- American School Health Association – Webinar FGM/C Strategies for Education and Prevention
- Office of Justice Programs – Webinar Assisting Girls at Risk of FGM/C, What Child Abuse Professionals Need to Know
- AHA Foundation – Training Curriculum for Law Enforcement, Educators, and Service Providers (PDF)
- US End FGM/C Network & Partners – Education Sector Recommendations Strategies to Respond to FGM/C in the United States (PDF)
- ICRW – Leveraging Education To End Female Genital Mutilation Worldwide
- Council of Great City Schools – FGM/C Prevention Guide for Schools (PDF)
- Islamic Relief – Violence Against Women: Re-evlauating Mainstream Islamic Understanding (PDF)
- KARAMAH; Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights – Debunking the Myth that Islam Requires Female Genital Circumcision
Research
- UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Program on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): Accelerating Change – Performance Analysis for Phase II
- Population Reference Bureau- Reference Guide for Understanding FGM data
- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University – Exposure to Violence Means Less Access to Care for Somali Women and Girls in Arizona
- Sahiyo- Understanding Female Genital Cutting in the Dawoodi Bohra Community: An Exploratory Study
- Sahiyo- Sahiyo Activist Needs Assessment
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: Updated Estimates of Women and Girls at Risk, 2012
- Female Circumcision and Clitoridectomy in the United States: A History of a Medical Treatment
- Population Reference Bureau- Understanding the Impact of Medicalization on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
- Population Reference Bureau- FGM/C and Health Consequences: Implications for Policy, Advocacy, and Investment
- 28 Too Many-Terminology and FGM: https://www.28toomany.org/thematic/terminology-and-fgm/
- Islamic Relief: Female Genital Mutilation in Indonesia
- Partnerships for Health- Main Community and Clinical Perspectives of FGM/C
- Christina Julios –Female Genital Mutilation and Social Media
- Shahawy S, Amanuel H, Nour N. Perspectives on female genital cutting among immigrant women and men in Boston. Social Science & Medicine. 2019;220:331–9.
- FiveThirtyEight – To Combat Female Genital Cutting In The U.S., We Need More Information