Genital modification
In South Africa, funny hats mark boys’ circumcision, transition to manhood
South African tribes have long had traditions with respect to circumcising their men — typically happening around their 18th birthday. And while more organizations are criticizing the timing and methodology, if not the practice entirely, the tribal groups hold firm to their customs.
Reporter Threatened Over Female Circumcision Story in Liberia
A journalist in Liberia has gone into hiding after receiving threats related to a story she wrote on female circumcision. Female genital mutilation has received a lot of attention in the Western media; in Liberia remains extremely sensitive.
The World – Episode 20071105 – Controversial circumcision in Israel
There’s outrage in Israel over a circumcision ceremony that took place yesterday. The ceremony happened on the 12th anniversary of prime mininster Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. And the baby’s father was the man who killed him. Correspondent Matt Gutman reports from Jerusalem.