FRONTIERS
Research Projects in Asia and the Near East on Female Genital Cutting

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2007
"Female genital mutilation/cutting: Publications on research in FGM/C—Mutilations génitales féminines: Publications sur la recherche concernant l'excision," FRONTIERS CD-ROM. Nairobi: Population Council. (For a copy, contact frontiers@popcouncil.org)

"Review of FRONTIERS program FGC-related activities, February 2007." Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

2006
"Accelerating the abandonment of female genital cutting: Community change to support human rights," USAID Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Global Health Technical Brief. Baltimore: INFO Project. (PDF)

Feldman-Jacobs, Charlotte (ed.). "Informations sur la mutilation génitale féminine : Quelle est la situation ? Quels sont les besoins ? Évaluation (juillet 2004)." Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau. (PDF)

2004
Feldman-Jacobs, Charlotte (ed.). "Information on female genital cutting: What is out there? What is needed? An assessment." Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau. (offsite link)

2003
"Using operations research to strengthen programmes for encouraging abandonment of female genital cutting: Report of a consultative meeting on methodological issues for FGC research, April 9–11, 2002, Nairobi, Kenya," FRONTIERS Report. Nairobi: Population Council. (PDF, 543 KB)

2001
“FGC in Egypt: Myths and realities exposed,” Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Report. Cairo: Population Council. (no electronic copy available; hardcopy available in English and Arabic; e-mail frontiers@popcouncil.org)

2000
Abdel-Tawab, Nahla and Sahar Hegazi. "Critical analysis of interventions against FGC in Egypt," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 612 KB)

"Egypt: NGOs need to join forces to end FGC," FRONTIERS OR Summary no. 14. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 271 KB)

"Egypte: Les ONG doivent unir leurs forces pour éradiquer l'excision," Résumés de RO N° 14. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 136 KB)

Hegazi, Sahar and Mona Khalifa. "Increasing the coverage of reproductive health issues in the Egyptian press," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 576 KB)

1997
"Confirming the extent of female genital cutting (FGC)," Asia and Near East OR/TA Summary. Cairo: Population Council. (full text) (PDF in Arabic)

1996
"Clinic-based investigation of the typology and self-reporting of FGM in Egypt," Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Final Report. Cairo: Population Council. (PDF, 242 KB)

"Egypt: Confirming the extent of female genital mutilation (FGM)," Asia and Near East OR/TA Project OR Summary. Cairo: Population Council. (full text)

Copies of conference reports, summaries, program briefs, and research updates are available free of charge. Contact frontiers@popcouncil.org. FRONTIERS publications are also available on the USAID/DEC Web site, www.dec.org.

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