Nigerian actress Victoria Inyama has sparked conversations online after sharing her personal experience with female circumcision, describing it as both traumatic and, in her view, beneficial. In a ...

Circumcision in childhood and adolescence has significant negative psychological consequences. Following a traumatic event, many children experience anxiety, depression, and anger; and many others try ...

In a clinic in the hills of Swaziland’s capital, Israeli doctors have been training their counterparts in male circumcision, hoping expertise in the ancient technique will help in the battle against ...

Associate Professor of Sociology Oyman Basaran is fascinated by the concepts of masculinity and gender in his native Turkey. In earlier research, he explored this theme in the context of the ...

The practice of male circumcision is as old as history itself. This practice dates back to the times of Abraham when it was believed to be a way of forming a covenant with God. Most communities in ...

Inyama is not alone in sharing such experiences. Filmmaker Biodun Stephen and blogger Linda Ikeji have also publicly discussed being circumcised. Nigerian actress Victoria Inyama has opened up about ...

Young initiates who went on circumcision experience stages at Napara village in Bungoma County during the first day of circumcision festivals. [BY BENJAMIN SAKWA] The Kalenjin community has moved its ...

Circumcision probably isn’t something you think about every day. That is, unless you’re about to welcome a new baby boy into your family. Then — regardless of whether it’s something you’ve always ...

*First author is Patrick O’Connor, Psy.D. As psychologists, we are deeply concerned by the recently announced CDC guidelines promoting circumcision for all males, and in particular children. The CDC ...