This book comprises a collection of narratives by people whose lives have been touched by female genital mutilation (FMG), across five continents.

Only from such models is it fully possible to explore such issues as the rights of women and of children, of the part which the well-being of women plays in the

1. Background and history

"This book discusses the definition and types of FGM and explores the common justifications for the practice, along with the incidence in Africa, global laws, l

This book describes essential operative techniques that can be used to anatomically reconstruct the outer female genital in acquired deformities derived from ri