Despite the governmental and non-governmental efforts to combat female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt, this heinous crime continues. According to the 2015 Egypt Health Issues Survey (DHS), 92% of Egyptian women who have been married between the ages of 15 and 49 are circumcised. In addition, we regularly receive data and news about deaths or complications that occur to girls as a result of their family’s practice of female genital mutilation. Moreover, doctors and some of the clergymen belonging to the Al-Azhar institution came out to defend FGM, analyze this heinous crime, and talk about whether this crime is honorable for women.

Statement from the Task Force to Combat FGM: Courts’ treatment of cases confirms civil society’s reservations about legal changes and enforcement of the law.

Press Release for “Merayat” Project: Coalition of Media, Rights, and Feminist Institutes for Monitoring Ramadan Drama 2017/ 2018 from Gender Perspectives.