Female "circumcision" or, more precisely, female genital   cutting (FGC), remains an important cultural practice in many African   countries, often serving as a coming-of-age ritual. It is also a practice   that has generated international dispute and continues to be at the center   of debates over women's rights, the limits of cultural pluralism, the   balance of power between local cultures, international human rights, and   feminist activism. In our increasingly globalized world, these practices   have also begun immigrating to other nations, where transnational   complexities vex debates about how to resolve the issue.     Bringing together thirteen essays, Transcultural Bodies provides an   ethnographically rich exploration of FGC among African diasporas in the   United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. Contributors analyze changes in   ideologies of gender and sexuality in immigrant communities, the frequent   marginalization of African women's voices in debates over FGC, and   controversies over legislation restricting the practice in immigrant   populations.

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