Tag: Rayehe Mozafarian
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Over 40,000 Girls under Age 15 Married Each Year in Iran
Official Iranian government statistics show that tens of thousands of girls under the age of 15 are married off by their families each year in Iran. The numbers may actually even be quite higher. Many families in Iran do not register underage marriages, or do so illegally, according to attorney Shima Ghoosheh, who spoke to…
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Talking to circumcisers in Iran: Kind women, violent tradition
Talking to circumcisers in Iran: Kind women, violent tradition By Rayehe Mozafarian More than 7000 communities across Africa are working to abandon FGM. But there are some other countries in the Middle East and Asia where FGM is also common as a tradition. Despite the efforts of some organizations in the Middle East and Asia…
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Razor and Tradition, short film about FGM in Iran
Short film of Razor and Tradition was produced by STOP FGM Iran and directed by Rayehe Mozafarian who published the book with the same name and subject. please visit www.stopfgmiran.com in English and Persian
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Some information about our campaign in Iran
Some information about our campaign in Iran Female Mutilation is a book by Hilary Burrage about female genital mutilation (FGM), a harmful traditional practice which occurs in both ‘developing’ and ‘developed’ countries across the globe. The book, published in early 2016 by New Holland Publishers, is available from bookstores and sellers everywhere, including via Amazon.co.uk…
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Female Genital Mutilation footmark in south of Iran
3.2.2015. Female Genital Mutilation footmark in south of Iran On the occasion of International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, we are featuring a background on the practice of FGM in the province of Hormozgan in Southern Iran. Our partner Rayehe Mozafarian who has done a study in that region is reporting about…
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Genital Mutilation Among Iranian Women
Circumcision of Women Continues in Six Iranian Provinces Genital Mutilation Among Iranian Women Niusha Saremi Iran is among the countries where female genital mutilation continues to be performed in some geographic regions. Such practices have become accepted as a form of violence against women, acts that sometimes result in death. On Saturday July 11th, Iran’s…
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Study in Iran: They call it tradition because they believe it is a prophetic tradition
Rayehe Mozafarian For most of the people, it is surprising that Female Genital Mutilation is still happened in Iran and African countries have created in their minds when they hear the term of FGM/C for the first time. While it can be found in most parts of the world with different percentages. The main cause…
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Annual Report 2015 out
Read in our annual report 2015 about our networking and advocacy work last year and the many activities taking place in Iran. https://www.stopfgmiran.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Final-Narrative-Report-Stop-FGM-Mideast-Oct-2015_public.pdf