Date of Award

Spring 2015

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Major

Religion

First Advisor

Mareike Koertner

Second Advisor

Leslie Desmangles

Abstract

Despite the fact that circumcision can be traced to various pre-Islamic societies, female genital mutilation is commonly associated with Islam. This thesis investigates female genital mutilation in Sudan. In the first part, I investigate the reasons for female genital mutilation in Sudan and the reasons for its continued occurrence. In the second part, I analyze the narrative of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and her personal account as it relates to female genital mutilation. Finally in the third part, I examine the role that the discourse of female genital mutilation has in Islamophobic rhetoric.

Comments

Senior thesis completed at Trinity College for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Religion.

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