El-Tom, Abdullahi (1998) Female circumcision and ethnic identification in Sudan with special reference to the Berti of Darfur. Geojournal, 46. pp. 163-170. ISSN 0343-2521

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Abstract

This article assesses the state of female circumcision in the Sudan with the primary emphasis being placed on the Berti of Darfur. Among other things, the article examines the factors that have so far led to the perpetuation of the practice and the failure of the anti-circumcision campaign. The author suggests a renewal of the campaign through the use of a comprehensive approach which encompasses the social, aesthetic, medical, identificational and religious variables involved in the practice.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	circumcision; infibulation; Sudan; Darfur; Berti; Islam;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Anthropology
Item ID:	8360
Depositing User:	Dr Abdullahi El-Tom
Date Deposited:	21 Jun 2017 15:46
Journal or Publication Title:	Geojournal
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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