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Doctor’s arrest brings attention to US female circumcisions
Zehra Patwa learned only a few years ago that during a family trip to India at age 7, she was circumcized, which is common for girls in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Patwa, 46, doesn’t remember undergoing
Houthi militias attack doctors protesting in Sanaa
Houthi militia besieged al-Thawra Hospital in Sanaa and attacked some of the doctors while they were protesting to demand their salaries, which the militia looted five months ago. According to medical sources, dozens of militiamen besieged the hospital, backed by
Egypt jails nine policemen for assaulting doctors
An Egyptian court sentenced nine policemen to three years in prison on Tuesday for physically and verbally assaulting two doctors at a Cairo hospital in January, an incident that prompted strikes and a protest demanding justice. The verdict can be
UN proposal demands combatants protect hospitals and doctors
A proposed UN resolution that supporters hope will be adopted next week demands that all parties to conflicts protect medical workers, hospitals and medical facilities against violence and attacks — and face justice if they don’t. The draft resolution circulated
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