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Female Genital Mutilation: Seeking 'alternative Rites of Passage'
March 08, 2018
LEICESTER, England, March 8 -- The University of Leicester issued the following news release:

The potential of a method of replacing female genital mutilation as an initiation into womanhood with culturally sensitive alternatives is to be explored.

The University of Leicester is hosting a workshop on 'Alternative Rites of Passage: Their role in anti-FGM work in Africa' on 9 March. Organised by the Institute for Advanced Studies, the workshop coincides with the . . .

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