Indigenous empowerment of Tausug women in the practice of female agency and choice on female circumcision (2019)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Paiso,S. S.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: The study aims to propose an alternative view on female genital mutilation (FGM) by focusing on Pag-Islam/Pag-Sunnat and asking whether it could be seen as an activity of empowerment rather than a patriarchal imposition
Study Population: Mothers; any Tausug Muslim female who has at least 1 daughter who was circumcised and has been a resident of Maharlika village or neighboring Muslim areas for at least 1 year. Key-Informant Interview (KII) group were any individual who has practiced being a traditional healer (Panday) in Maharlika Village for more than 5 years
Findings: The different nuances to the practice espoused by the people in the study shows that there are many aspects to the practice that sadly goes unnoticed as the Philippine experience of FGM/C is lumped together with the other types of FGM/C in the world without sufficient discussion of its own uniqueness.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Southeastern Asia
Country(ies):Philippines