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Egypt arrests father, nurse for female genital mutilation of 15-year-old

3 Min Read CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Egypt arrested a father and a retired nurse on Tuesday for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 15-year-old girl, after announcing plans to toughen the penalty to 20 years. Police made the arrests a day after the crime was reported to the public prosecution by a doctor in a hospital about 35 km northeast of the capital, Cairo, said Sabry Osman, head of a child helpline that supports children subjected to violence. “The surgery was done at home and when the girl had severe bleeding, the father transported her to a nearby hospital,” Osman, who works for the state-run National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Tackling Egypt s FGM problem means cracking down on doctors who mutilate girls

Tackling Egypt’s FGM problem means cracking down on doctors who mutilate girls Female circumcision won’t end until the health professionals who carry out the procedure are held to account Soheir al Batea died after a surgery for female circumcision in 2013 Credit: Equality No Soheir al-Batea was 13 when she was killed by Dr Raslan Fadl, a medical doctor in Northern Egypt. When he tried to perform female genital mutilation (FGM) on her, she bled to death. Fadl claimed he had done nothing wrong and that he was attempting to remove a genital wart at the time. When challenged, he verbally attacked me and other activists including Reda el-Danbouki, a lawyer and Executive Director of the Women’s Center for Guidance and Legal Assistance, referring to us as “dogs rights activists” for highlighting the injustice. 

Egypt Arrests Father & Nurse for Performing FGM on Girl, 15, in Hopeful Sign for Crackdown

Egypt Arrests Father & Nurse for Performing FGM on Girl, 15, in Hopeful Sign for Crackdown The country is in a bid to stamp out the practice, with nearly 90% of women and girls affected. By Menna A. Farouk CAIRO, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)  Egypt arrested a father and a retired nurse on Tuesday for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 15-year-old girl, after announcing plans to toughen the penalty to 20 years. Police made the arrests a day after the crime was reported to the public prosecution by a doctor in a hospital about 35 km northeast of the capital, Cairo, said Sabry Osman, head of a child helpline that supports children subjected to violence.

Father, nurse arrested in Egypt arrests for female genital mutilation of 15-year-old

Father, nurse arrested in Egypt arrests for female genital mutilation of 15-year-old
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Egypt arrests father, nurse for female genital mutilation of 15-year-old

Egypt arrests father, nurse for female genital mutilation of 15-year-old Reuters 2/2/2021 By Menna A. Farouk CAIRO, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Egypt arrested a father and a retired nurse on Tuesday for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 15-year-old girl, after announcing plans to toughen the penalty to 20 years. Police made the arrests a day after the crime was reported to the public prosecution by a doctor in a hospital about 35 km northeast of the capital, Cairo, said Sabry Osman, head of a child helpline that supports children subjected to violence. The surgery was done at home and when the girl had severe bleeding, the father transported her to a nearby hospital, Osman, who works for the state-run National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

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