September 22nd, 20172LIVONIA — A group of 17 supporters of Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, the Detroit doctor charged with performing illegal female genital mutilation, have put their homes and other assets up as collateral to raise a $4.5 million bond to release her from prison until her trial.
Nagarwala performed two genital mutilations at a clinic in Livonia...
May 17th, 20170LANSING-The Michigan Senate approved legislation on Wednesday making genital mutilation of girls a state felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, both for doctors who perform the procedure and parents who transport a child to undergo the surgery.
The legislation, which now goes to the state House of Representatives, was spurred...
May 12th, 201715There was a festive spirit in a Syrian neighborhood, decades before children were acquainted with desolation — a young boy was growing fretful as the moment for a special occasion approached.
An entire neighborhood, where mere residence equaled family, knew why Mohamad, 12, along with a few of his brothers and cousins, were going to...
