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Growing medicalisation of female circumcision in Asia sparks risk warnings from human rights advocatesIn Asia, health professionals are increasingly performing female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice with no medical benefits. While paren...- UK woman faces trial for alleged involvement in female genital mutilationA woman from the UK is on trial for allegedly assisting in the genital mutilation of a three-year-old girl during a trip to Kenya 17 years ...
- In ancient Egypt, severed hands were spoils of warThe Hyksos are widely believed to have introduced the Egyptians to the horse and chariot, glass-working and all sorts of weaponry, includin...
- 'The Diaries of Franz Kafka': Invaluable addition to oeuvre of 'The Metamorphosis' authorKafka did not intend for these diaries to be published; he ordered Max Brod to burn them unread.
- Medusa's head, Bosphorus bridge, Topkapi palace: Istanbul combines modern, medieval artIstanbul was originally founded by the Thracians in the 7th century BC.
- Genital mutilation case goes to 5-judge SC benchOutgoing CJI Dipak Misra on Monday decided to send the issue of whether the pernicious practice of female genital mutilation prevalent amon...
- Supreme Court refers PIL against female genital mutilation to five-judge constitution benchThe Supreme Court Monday referred to a five-judge constitution bench the plea challenging practice of female genital mutilation among Dawoo...
- Ban female circumcision, centre tells Apex CourtThe CJI demanded to know if the practice could be imposed on women if they did not accept it. “If they are opposed to it can you force it o...
- Supreme Court seeks govt's response on PIL for ban on female circumcisionWhile entertaining a PIL filed by advocate and social activist Sunita Tiwari, the bench said, "The petition has highlighted an extremely im...
- Atheists, rationalists oppose ban on Bhagwat GitaIn June, a town named Tomsk in Siberia moved to court seeking a ban of the Russian translation of Bhagwat Gita, on the grounds of extremism.
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