What is it about?
FGM/C is becoming a pressing concern for refugees coming to the US. We heard what women from Somalia had undergone and their perspectives on this practice. We also identified a gap now in their cultural view of morality and womanhood with the practice being illegal in the US.
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Why is it important?
Our findings reveal that more research needs to be done to find ways to help women and men from cultures that practice FGM/C adjust to new lives in countries where FGM/C is illegal. Also medical workers need to be aware of and educated about this practice and how to help women who have experienced it and are living with complications both emotionally and physically.
Perspectives
It was a joy to be able to sit with these women and men and hear their very personal stories of culture and FGM/C. My hope is that this paper will encourage others to educate themselves about FGM/C, advocate for the victims and create more dialogue about how to find cultural ways to define morality and womanhood without this practice.
Shaunessy McNeely
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This page is a summary of: Somali refugees’ perspectives regarding FGM/C in the US, International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care, September 2016, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/ijmhsc-09-2015-0033.
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