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The dilemma of FGM Terminology and Typology.

Publication: Ahfad Journal
Publication Date: 01-DEC-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The dilemma of FGM Terminology and Typology.(Research Notes)(female genital mutilation )

Article Excerpt
The Dilemma of FGM Terminology and Typology. Abdel Magied, Ahmed (School of Health Sciences, Ahfad University for Women)

WHO (1996) suggested the following typology to be adopted as a unified worldwide classification of FGM:

Type I: Excision of the prepuce with or without excision of part or the entire clitoris.

Type II: Excision of the clitoris with partial excision of the labia minor.

Type III: Excision of part or all of the external genitalia and stitching/narrowing the vaginal opening (infibulation)

Type IV: Unclassified, includes piercing or incising of the clitoris and/or labia minor; scraping of tissues around the vaginal orifice and/or cutting of vagina, with the aim of tightening it, any other procedure which falls under the definition of the FGM given.

This classification (WHO, 1996) and the suggested typology seem nonspecific, ambiguous and confusing when trying to fit in the types and forms of FGM practiced in Sudan.

To begin with and for argument sake, let us agree that FGM includes any intended permanent damage to part/parts or all the external female genitalia, with particular emphasis on the girl child for non therapeutic purposes.

In the Sudan, FGM is inflicted on the...

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