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The Decline of Female Circumcision in Egypt: Evidence and Interpretation
Author: Omaima El-Gibaly, Barbara Ibrahim, Barbara S. Mensch and Wesley H. Clark 
InfoShare Partner: International Network to Analyze, Communicate and Transform the Campaign Against FGC/FGM/FC (INTACT)
Publication Date: December 2002
Update Date: December 2004
Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper
Topics: Female genital cutting
Region: Middle East/North Africa
Language: English
File Size: 191 KB
File Format: Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

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This paper investigates the prevalence and social coorelates of circumcision amongst girls aged 10-19, where girls in Egypt today are found to be 10 percentage points less likely to undergo femlae circumcision than were their mothers