New parents generally have questions. Among them may be whether to circumcise their newborn son. “Depending on a person’s background or culture, they may already know what they will choose,” said ...

After US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White accused his host country of antisemitism over its laws regulating circumcision, the Belgian government found itself embroiled in a very public argument. White ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African cultural rights group on Tuesday urged the government to establish legal ground rules for male circumcision rituals to prevent botched surgeries by traditional ...

World Health Organization-recommended campaigns to circumcise millions of African boys and men to reduce HIV transmission are based more on systemic racism and 'neocolonialism' than sound scientific ...

Long a religious and traditional practice, the ritual of circumcision has drawn controversy in recent years from some who believe it is unnecessary, outdated or cruel. To discuss the complex reasons ...

But modernity has changed this sole purpose of circumcision and the age has been lowered to just eight days for some people, including Kenyans living in the Diaspora. Monica Wairimu Kung’u who lives ...

Madam, - As an American who gave birth to a son in Dublin three-and-half years ago I found it a bit surprising at the time that… Madam, - As an American who gave birth to a son in Dublin ...

The symposium had the theme: “Black and African Peoples: Resurgent Racism and the Challenges of Development in the 21st Century, Globalisation and the Upsurge in Identity Consciousness”. The culture ...

“We respect science honestly, but we do not support what science brings to finish us, to defile our cultures, defile our rights.” — Prince Hillary Maloba — against Mass Circumcision Health policy or ...

Circumcision marks the transition from childhood into adulthood - at least traditionally. Some communities in Kenya still circumcise boys above ten years old and teach them tenets of their community.