circumcision in africa

Is Male Circumcision Akin to Female Genital Mutilation?

In an op-ed for the Guardian, Manchester-based journalist Ally Fogg writes about the annual circumcision festival that is taking place this week in Mutoto, Uganda. Festivals such as these happen throughout the continent, and in Uganda’s case, is supported and endorsed by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. But to Fogg, these initiation ceremonies are akin to female…