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	<description>Consultant, board director, teacher, writer and sociologist</description>
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		<title>Comment on FGM: The Difficult Debates by Hilary Burrage</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/05/11/fgm-the-difficult-debates-female-international/#comment-968</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hilary Burrage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 22:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks Frank, very helpful.
I think you&#039;ll find the &#039;intactivists&#039; you mention are quite active on the @NoFGM1 Twitter account (which I run)....  Will be sharing news of more #NoFGM lobbying there shortly.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Frank, very helpful.<br />
I think you&#8217;ll find the &#8216;intactivists&#8217; you mention are quite active on the @NoFGM1 Twitter account (which I run)&#8230;.  Will be sharing news of more #NoFGM lobbying there shortly.</p>
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		<title>Comment on FGM: The Difficult Debates by Frank OHara</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/05/11/fgm-the-difficult-debates-female-international/#comment-967</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank OHara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 22:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hilary, thank you so much for taking the time to address these subjects.  Living in The US, I had no idea the practice of FGM was so common in GB.  We&#039;ve had a few incidences of it here in the States but they have been quickly and strongly addressed.  In one incidence in my (nearby) area, a doctor discovered the violation and reported it to the authorities.  The man (the father) was tried and sentenced to 5 years in prison.  I can&#039;t remember the details of the other case but it was handled quickly, efficiently and decisively.  I guess it&#039;s fortunate that we don&#039;t have a large population of those who do this or the numbers would probably be much higher.

However, we do have a significant problem with infant male circumcision.  At one point, more than 90% of infant males were circumcised here.  As recently as 6 years ago, 65% of infant males were circumcised.  However, by 2009, that rate had dropped to 32..5%.  This has been the result of a large contingency of citizens and their work.  The medical profession and the Federal government have offered no help at all.

A small group of &quot;intactivists&quot; have managed to get the procedure removed from the government sponsored health scheme, Medicaid in 18 states.  In each of those states, the rate has fallen almost instantly by 20% or more.  We&#039;ve still got a long way to go but we can see the end at the horizon.  Most Europeans aren&#039;t aware of this bit of dirty laundry but are becoming more aware of it.  We can use all the help we can get from &quot;across the pond.&quot;  You are certainly helping.  Thank You!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hilary, thank you so much for taking the time to address these subjects.  Living in The US, I had no idea the practice of FGM was so common in GB.  We&#8217;ve had a few incidences of it here in the States but they have been quickly and strongly addressed.  In one incidence in my (nearby) area, a doctor discovered the violation and reported it to the authorities.  The man (the father) was tried and sentenced to 5 years in prison.  I can&#8217;t remember the details of the other case but it was handled quickly, efficiently and decisively.  I guess it&#8217;s fortunate that we don&#8217;t have a large population of those who do this or the numbers would probably be much higher.</p>
<p>However, we do have a significant problem with infant male circumcision.  At one point, more than 90% of infant males were circumcised here.  As recently as 6 years ago, 65% of infant males were circumcised.  However, by 2009, that rate had dropped to 32..5%.  This has been the result of a large contingency of citizens and their work.  The medical profession and the Federal government have offered no help at all.</p>
<p>A small group of &#8220;intactivists&#8221; have managed to get the procedure removed from the government sponsored health scheme, Medicaid in 18 states.  In each of those states, the rate has fallen almost instantly by 20% or more.  We&#8217;ve still got a long way to go but we can see the end at the horizon.  Most Europeans aren&#8217;t aware of this bit of dirty laundry but are becoming more aware of it.  We can use all the help we can get from &#8220;across the pond.&#8221;  You are certainly helping.  Thank You!</p>
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		<title>Comment on FGM &#8211; Professional Neglect; Legitimate Moral Panic by Abigal Muchecheti</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/05/05/fgm-professional-neglect-legitimate-moral-panic/#comment-956</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abigal Muchecheti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 10:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is sad that things like #FGM are still practised even when they are ILLEGAL. Lets keep on shouting. In the end we will be heard and would make a difference in people&#039;s lives. 
#NoFGM @NoFGM]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is sad that things like #FGM are still practised even when they are ILLEGAL. Lets keep on shouting. In the end we will be heard and would make a difference in people&#8217;s lives.<br />
#NoFGM @NoFGM</p>
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		<title>Comment on FGM: The Difficult Debates by Dil Marple-Horvat</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/05/11/fgm-the-difficult-debates-female-international/#comment-831</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dil Marple-Horvat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for this very informative and clear article. Hard to take in the reality for those forced to experience such mutilation. The sheer horror makes you want to put up a mental brickwall to hide behind. At least, that&#039;s what I&#039;m feeling at this moment. Which of course helps no one... I&#039;ll come back again to re-read.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for this very informative and clear article. Hard to take in the reality for those forced to experience such mutilation. The sheer horror makes you want to put up a mental brickwall to hide behind. At least, that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m feeling at this moment. Which of course helps no one&#8230; I&#8217;ll come back again to re-read.</p>
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		<title>Comment on FGM: The Difficult Debates by Mary Chadwick</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/05/11/fgm-the-difficult-debates-female-international/#comment-822</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Chadwick]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;d always thought the purpose of FGM was to protect &#039;honour&#039;, partly through ensuring women don&#039;t get any pleasure from sex and thus ensuring faithfulness! I can&#039;t see why anyone should feel embarassed about discussing this. Patriarchy has many forms in many religions and I think the underlying issue is that of women (and men) being able to develop as autonomous human beings, rather than being seen as being &#039;owned&#039; by their family/tribe/culture. After all Jesus rescued the woman found in adultery from being stoned!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d always thought the purpose of FGM was to protect &#8216;honour&#8217;, partly through ensuring women don&#8217;t get any pleasure from sex and thus ensuring faithfulness! I can&#8217;t see why anyone should feel embarassed about discussing this. Patriarchy has many forms in many religions and I think the underlying issue is that of women (and men) being able to develop as autonomous human beings, rather than being seen as being &#8216;owned&#8217; by their family/tribe/culture. After all Jesus rescued the woman found in adultery from being stoned!</p>
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		<title>Comment on FGM &#8211; Professional Neglect; Legitimate Moral Panic by judithhaire</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/05/05/fgm-professional-neglect-legitimate-moral-panic/#comment-683</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[judithhaire]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 11:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[very welcome Hilary will do all I can to raise awareness and stop this barbaric practice]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>very welcome Hilary will do all I can to raise awareness and stop this barbaric practice</p>
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		<title>Comment on FGM &#8211; Professional Neglect; Legitimate Moral Panic by Hilary Burrage</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/05/05/fgm-professional-neglect-legitimate-moral-panic/#comment-681</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hilary Burrage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 07:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you very much Judith!  I&#039;m sure the best way for this awful practice to be stopped is for everyone to shout as loudly as they can about it.  
Awareness raising could be by letters to MPs (and local Councillors &amp;c), using the hashtag #NoFGM on Twitter, sharing these posts and similar on Facebook, and anything else people can think of.  
It&#039;s urgent:  every hour, two or more additional children at risk....
So thanks again,
Hilary]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you very much Judith!  I&#8217;m sure the best way for this awful practice to be stopped is for everyone to shout as loudly as they can about it.<br />
Awareness raising could be by letters to MPs (and local Councillors &amp;c), using the hashtag #NoFGM on Twitter, sharing these posts and similar on Facebook, and anything else people can think of.<br />
It&#8217;s urgent:  every hour, two or more additional children at risk&#8230;.<br />
So thanks again,<br />
Hilary</p>
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		<title>Comment on FGM &#8211; Professional Neglect; Legitimate Moral Panic by judithhaire</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/05/05/fgm-professional-neglect-legitimate-moral-panic/#comment-679</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[judithhaire]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 06:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged this on &lt;a href=&quot;http://judithhaire.com/2012/05/06/420/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Far be it from me -&lt;/a&gt; and commented: 
Please share this and if you use twitter the hashtag is #NoFGM.  Please contact your MP too.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reblogged this on <a href="http://judithhaire.com/2012/05/06/420/" rel="nofollow">Far be it from me -</a> and commented:<br />
Please share this and if you use twitter the hashtag is #NoFGM.  Please contact your MP too.  </p>
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		<title>Comment on FGM In Britain: Professional Culpability, Public Responsibility, Private Peril by judithhaire</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2012/04/29/fgm-in-britain-professional-culpability-public-responsibility-private-peril/#comment-504</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[judithhaire]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve shared this post on my blog http://www.judithhaire.com where I have blogged on this subject myself http://judithhaire.com/2012/04/22/britains-100000-mutilated-women/
I&#039;m sharing this on Twitter using hashtag #NoFGM
The practice of FGM is barbaric and appalling and I urge everyone to help in raising awareness, write to MPs and bring as much attention to this issue as possible]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve shared this post on my blog <a href="http://www.judithhaire.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.judithhaire.com</a> where I have blogged on this subject myself <a href="http://judithhaire.com/2012/04/22/britains-100000-mutilated-women/" rel="nofollow">http://judithhaire.com/2012/04/22/britains-100000-mutilated-women/</a><br />
I&#8217;m sharing this on Twitter using hashtag #NoFGM<br />
The practice of FGM is barbaric and appalling and I urge everyone to help in raising awareness, write to MPs and bring as much attention to this issue as possible</p>
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		<title>Comment on Sociology In Your Career by thabomophiring</title>
		<link>http://hilaryburrage.com/2011/11/03/sociology-in-your-career/#comment-447</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thabomophiring]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged this on &lt;a href=&quot;http://thabomophiring.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/31/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Thabomophiring&#039;s Blog&lt;/a&gt;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reblogged this on <a href="http://thabomophiring.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/31/" rel="nofollow">Thabomophiring&#039;s Blog</a>.</p>
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