Columns Commentary by Gloria Steinem Keywords by Robin Morgan
Departments Environment
Birute Galdikas: Borneo's Guardian Angel by Claudia Dreifus
Sports Title IX: The Deregulation Ploy by Sharyn Tejani
Law Taking the Law in Her Hand by Andrea Sachs
Memoir 7 Tips on How to Write a Best-Selling Memoir by Nuala O'Faolain
Fiction
Sister by Diana Abu-Jaber Monkey Hunting by Cristina Garcia
Poetry
Late Justice by Kay Ryan
What's that Smell in the Kitchen? by Marge Piercy
Elegy for a Soldier, June Jordan, 1936-2002 by Marilyn Hacker
No Comment
Stephanie Nolen covers conflicts and
development issues for The Globe and Mail, the
national newspaper of Canada.
FGM Cases in the U.S.
Lest
you are inclined to think of Female Genital Mutilation
(FGM) as a distant issue overseas, think
again. On March 29 of this year, Khalid Adem of Gwinnett
County, Georgia, was arrested on suspicion of cutting
his 2-year-old daughter. The 27-year-old father,
originally from Ethiopia, has lived in the United
States for 10 years, and claims the allegations made
against him are untrue. But medical examinations
confirmed the procedure had been performed, according
to the Gwinnett County Police Department.
FGM is illegal in the U.S. and
has been condemned by the United Nations as a violation
of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Though 16 states
have anti-FGM laws on record, Georgia does not. As a result, Adem is charged
with “cruelty to children and aggravated battery,” and is free
on bail, awaiting trial.
Zenobia Arnold,
the attorney representing Adem’s wife and child
claims that there is an underground network of people
in the Atlanta area who perform
female circumcisions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates
that over 160,000 females in immigrant communities in the United States may
have undergone FGM.
For More on FGM Worldwide, Pick up Ms. on Stands or Order Now
Lest
you are inclined to think of Female Genital Mutilation
(FGM) as a distant issue overseas, think
again. On March 29 of this year, Khalid Adem of Gwinnett
County, Georgia, was arrested on suspicion of cutting
his 2-year-old daughter. The 27-year-old father,
originally from Ethiopia, has lived in the United
States for 10 years, and claims the allegations made
against him are untrue. But medical examinations
confirmed the procedure had been performed, according
to the Gwinnett County Police Department.