Much has been said about Imam Abdul Rauf, the Imam behind the proposed Park 51 Islamic Cultural Center in New York City, which would stand a few blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks nine years ago today. In the intense controversy surrounding the construction of the community center, he has been called a […]
Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a procedure that removes or injures part or all of external female genital organs. It is more commonly performed on girls under the age of 15 and is currently practiced on every continent except Antarctica—including in the U.S.
Guerilla Vulvas Take on Vaginal Rejuvenators
Vulva-activism is alive and well–and on its way to Las Vegas. The latest protests stem from concern about the growing number of practitioners performing female genital cosmetic surgery. The surgeries take many forms. A labiaplasty reduces the size of the labia (while often performed to correct damage to the labia during childbirth or to alleviate […]
Blog Roundup: Editors’ Picks, June 14-18
Ms. brings you our faves from the blogosphere during June 14-18: from mail-order wombs to American Apparel’s employee manual to Margaret Cho! From Jezebel: Master sleazeball and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney offers a flimsy rejoinder following the recent s**t-storm over his company’s elaborate and creepy photo-vetting hiring process, chronically grotesque ad campaigns and bizarrely […]
Newsflash: Pediatricians Rescind Female Genital “Nicking” Policy
After suggesting that American doctors should be allowed to “nick” girls’ genitals if it would save them from being sent overseas to have a full female genital cutting procedure done, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has reversed its decision. Human rights group Equality Now decried the original announcement. Citing that even the nicking procedure […]