http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/male-circumcision Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 26 May 2026 17:02:40 -0400 Tue, 26 May 2026 17:02:40 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1780/the-social-construction-of-female-genital-mutilation By Esme Trahair - On November 20th, 2018, a federal judge in Michigan ruled that the Female Genital Mutilation Act 1996, which federally prohibits female genital mutilation (FGM/C) in the United States, was unconstitutional within the context of a case that has presented the first legal challenge to this law in US history.[1] His ruling set a new precedent, and it captured media interest because of its potential implications for this contentious practice. However, one of the most interesting aspects of the media coverage of this case is the way in which FGM/C is spoken about, rather than the judgement itself. Pam... Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:25 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1780/the-social-construction-of-female-genital-mutilation http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1/controlling-and-preventing-hiv-in-southern-africa By Dustin R. Turin - Other populations throughout the globe maintain the highest rates of HIV prevalence in concentrated sub-population groups deemed “high-risk” for contracting the virus. These groups include men who have sex with men (MSM), injection drug users (IDU), and sex-workers. These high-risk population groups are the only populations out of Africa that have historically reached HIV infection rates comparable with those in Southern Africa. For instance, in 1990 HIV prevalence for IDU reached 50% in Bangkok, Thailand while in the United States, “57 percent of AIDS cases were infected through... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:20 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1/controlling-and-preventing-hiv-in-southern-africa