Issues:

Female Genital Mutilation
Review of relevant sites:

Epidemiology of Female Sexual Castration in Cairo, Egypt
This web site displays the findings of a report on Female Sexual Castration in Egypt. Although the subject is rather specific, this site has much useful information about FGM as a whole. The report contains in-depth data as to who is mutilated, their age, social and economic positions, etc. Sections of the report include personal responses of women who have had FGM practiced on them and the effects of FGM upon psychosexual functioning.

Bill H.R. 3075 of the 103d Congress
This site displays Bill H.R. 3075 of the 103d Congress (the unofficial version as introduced by Rep. Pat Schroeder).

WHO Report on Female Genital Mutilation
This site gives an overview of FGM (the practice, the reasons for FGM, the physical and emotional effects, etc.).

Female Genital Mutilation: The Facts
This site is very comprehensive and includes much detail about all aspects of FGM and many statistics. Highly recommended.

Female Genital Mutilation: Amnesty's Information Package
This site describes FGM and the cultural reasoning for the practice. The site includes a personal testimony from a woman who has undergone FGM. This testimony is very powerful and compliments nicely the comprehensive facts displayed at the site.

Credit: Reviews compiled by Marta Eckert Mills