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Women, Violence and Tradition: Taking FGM and Other Practices to a Secular State

by Tamsin Bradley (Editor) - £20.99  Zed Books Ltd (2011)
paperback    ISBN 13: 9781848139589 | ISBN 10: 1848139586

Is the practice of FGM on the rise in the UK and US? Why? What happens to religious and cultural traditions when they are taken from their context into a new, often secular, state? Women, Violence and Tradition is a fascinating look into the life histories of women from ethnic minority communities in the West, focusing specifically on their experiences of under-researched cultural practices.
 
The book gives close insight into how ethnic minority women today navigate between their religious and cultural traditions and the secular state in which they live. The volume illuminates areas of tension and difficulty when some women actively try to reform aspects of their tradition whilst remaining furiously loyal to their cultural identity. Other examples highlight how young women are choosing to endorse traditional practices, seeing this as an important way of demonstrating the legitimacy of their religion and culture in the face of increasing hostility. This brave and original book tackles the sensitive and controversial issue of female genital mutilation, as well as surveying changing attitudes and practices around marriage and divorce.
 
Using a cross-cultural perspective the book draws on the views of activists and community organisations who work with women to confront injustice.

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In booklists: Violence Against Women, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Oppressive Traditional Practices,
In categories: Feminism & Women, Violence & Abuse, Health & Wellbeing,

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