From the War on Terror to the Moral Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation

Anti-Muslim Racism and Femonationalism in the United States

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ID12437741
AuthorsDina Bader (0000-0001-5411-639X, Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume29
Issue10
Pages1911-1936
Publication date2023-04-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012231168626
PMID37078138
OpenAlexW4366462805
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited30

This article investigates the recent flurry of state-level legislation regarding female genital mutilation (FGM), which occurred in the aftermath of the first federal criminal court case of FGM in 2017. Drawing on publicly available material, it shows how this court case, which involved a group of Muslims of Indian heritage, elicited a moral crusade against FGM, largely led by Republican lawmakers, and spurred a resurgence of anti-Muslim discourses, which first came to the fore after 9/11 to legitimate the "war on terror." Although FGM is not an Islamic practice and is also carried out by non-Muslim groups, the author concludes that femonationalism and anti-Muslim racism are important analytical lens for understanding the recent history of legislative efforts to combat FGM in the U.S

Criminology · Female circumcision · Gynecology · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Racism · Suicide prevention · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Human Factors and Ergonomics · International Human Rights and Reproductive Law · Law · Medicine · Psychology

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