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Title: | When female circumcision comes to the West: Attitudes toward the practice among Somali Immigrants in Oslo | Authors: | Gele Abdi A. Johansen, Elise B. Sundby, Johanne |
Keywords: | female circumcision Somali diaspora immigration Norway gudniinka haweenka qurbajoog soomaaliyeed qaxooti Norwey circoncisione femminile diaspora somala immigrazione Norvegia |
Issue Date: | Aug-2012 | Publisher: | BioMed Central | Type: | article | Journal: | BMC Public Health | Call Number: | Originale conservato presso il Centro Studi Somali (http://host.uniroma3.it/centri/CentroStudiSomali/index.php) | Issue Number: | 1 | Pages: | 10 | Abstract: | Somalia is the country with the highest prevalence of female circumcision in the world, this affects Somali diaspora as well. The article investigates whether or not Somali immigrants’ attitudes in Oslo toward the practice has improved in favor of its abandonment. Soomaaliya waa dalka adduunka ugu badan gudniinka haweenka, arrintaanna waxay saamayn ku leedahay xitaa qurbajoogta soomaaliyeed. Maqaalku wuxuu baarayaa haddii qaxootiga soomaaliyeed ee Oslo uu wax iska beddelay kategidda adeegsiga gudniikaas. La Somalia è il paese con la più alta prevalenza di circoncisione femminile al mondo, e questo influisce anche sulla diaspora somala. L'articolo indaga se l'atteggiamento nei confronti di questa pratica degli immigrati somali a Oslo è migliorato a favore del suo abbandono. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2307/3188 | Rights: | Link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/697 | Language: | en |
Appears in Collections: | Articoli - Maqaallo - Articles |
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