Caring for Circumcised Women
Nawal Nour, MD, a Sudanese-American, is the director of the African Women’s Health Practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The only clinic of its kind in the United States, it addresses the medical and emotional needs of female immigrants who have undergone genital circumcision in their homelands. In 2003, Nour was named a MacArthur Fellow for advancing initiatives in international women’s health.
As part of the Lowell Humanities Series, Nour discusses founding the clinic in 1999 and her experiences with patients she has treated. She also provides background on the historical and cultural context of the practice of female genital circumcision.
Presenter(s): Nawal Nour
Date: November 10, 2004
Location: Devlin Hall, Boston College
Sponsor(s): Lowell Humanities Series
URL: http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/nour/
The information on this page is accurate as of November 2004