Overview
FGM is reported in at least five Middle Eastern countries: Iraq, Iran, Oman, the UAE and Yemen. It is, furthermore, suspected that FGM is practised within the large African diaspora communities in the Middle East, especially those from from countries with high rates of FGM practice such as Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. IOM data would suggest that the largest of these at-risk diaspora communities are in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Israel and Lebanon.
Stop FGM Middle East is a reliable source of further information on FGM in the region.
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