Children & Teens

Calls for reconstructive surgery for FGM survivors to be made available on NHS The World Health Organisation-approved FGM reconstruction surgery is freely available on public health services in countries like Switzerland, but for now such treatment remains unavailable on the NHS.

(Sky News) Female genital mutilation (FGM) survivors in the UK have been told they have to wait for “more research into the effectiveness” of reconstruction surgery, forcing many to fund their own travel and treatment abroad. The World Health Organisation-approved FGM reconstruction […]

Christians

Vox wants Parliament to declare Islamism ‘incompatible’ with the West He will request it in a resolution proposal that also demands an urgent plan against jihadism in Catalonia

(E-Notícies) Vox in Catalonia has been one of the most vehement parties in pointing out the incompatibility of Islam with Western values. This has sparked much controversy, especially since the Generalitat fined Sílvia Orriols 10,001 euros for expressing that idea. Vox not […]

Children & Teens

Trump signs anti-female genital mutilation law that increases punishment of perpetrators The new law says female genital mutilation is 'a form of child abuse, gender discrimination and violence'

(Fox) A new law that its backers called a pivotal step in protecting vulnerable young women and girls across the United States from the “barbaric and medically unnecessary procedure” of female genital mutilation was signed into law by President Trump on [Tuesday]. […]