She didn’t even realise until she was a teenager that she had been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). The horrific procedure, which involves partial or total removal of the external ...

The assailant is reported to have fled the scene, with police in Bondo still looking for him. After an all-day long toil at the gold mine to fend for his family, the late Ibrahim Ochiel 34, went home ...

FGM remained outlawed in the country due to its dangerous effects on women’s lives The campaign will require mothers to write letters to their daughters about FGM vowing not allow them to be cut.

Kewopa chairperson Leah Sankare said the Maasai community has discarded FGM and wondered why the practice is still prevalent in Kisii and Nyamira counties. The campaign will require mothers to ...

By contrast, in subgroups such as the Arab Bedouin tribes of southern Israel, the ritual remains culturally important but has been reduced to a clitoral nick with one or two stitches. [35] Type I ...

Lindsay Curtis is a freelance health & medical writer in South Florida. Prior to becoming a freelancer, she worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of ...

Genital herpes, usually caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), is the most common cause of genital ulceration. The primary episode of genital herpes is generally the most painful.

Amani was given no anaesthesia or painkillers, and after she came to, she recalls her mum picking her up and placing her on a bright pink potty.later found out from her auntie that she’d developed a ...

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During these 30 days, it is believed that no auspicious activities such as weddings, engagements, housewarming ceremonies, or other sacred rituals should be performed. Instead, this period is ...

No blood in sight. In a trance-like state, the possessed hosts feel no pain. Numbed down, many undergo an extreme piercing ritual that would make holes in their cheeks, tongues, or body, to provide ...