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 * Name of article: Female genital mutilation in India
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article because the suppression of women around the world is a topic that should be shared more. Female genital mutilation, specifically, is seen as a taboo subject and it does not receive the recognition and support it needs and deserves.

Lead

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The article explains the origin of FGM is mainly practiced by some parts of the islamic religion. It also explains the process of FGM as the total or partial removal of the clitoral hood for seven year old girls and can have outcomes ranging from acute discomfort to sepsis. Lead is concise only two sentences so overall could be more detailed.

Content

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Content is solely about FGM in India and subtopics relating to it like a supreme court case involving it. The article was last edited on November 5th 2020 and contains data from as recent as 2019. Article is relatively brief but provides an informative overview about the topic which is useful for anyone interested in what the topic is and not any detailed specifics about it. Article is about an underrepresented group of women who are forced to endure a painfully life changing and unnecessary medical procedure at a very young age.

Tone and Balance

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Article is slightly biased in only mentioning FGM in India and neglects to mention its practice in other parts of the world. Both sides of FGM are represented, people who are against and a group of islamic women called the Dawoodi Bohra Women for Religious Freedom (DBWRF) who fight for their religious freedom and view FGM not as a mutilation but a safe procedure which is an essential part of their culture.

Sources and References

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Facts are backed up by a secondary source that is representative to the culture involved in the topic including The Times of India. Sources are detailed and contain vast information about the select subtopic of FGM and most sources are from the past 3 years. Many sources are by Indian authors or companies and the links do work.

Organization

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Article is well written, easy to read, and straight to the point. No obvious grammatical or spelling errors if any. Information is well organized by titles and each subtitle contains roughly the same amount of information as the others.

Images and Media

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Images are only present when hovering the mouse over an active linked word. Some include pictures of important people relating to the article or a cultures symbol. Images are attached to another article which explains them. The images all comply with Wikipedias copyright regulations as nothing is directly pasted onto the article. Article is clean with no pictures and the links are simple and effective.

Checking the talk page

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Not much talk about the topic itself the only on the talk page is corrections for the author to make that were suggested when the article came out and appear to have been fixed. No rating is visible on or near the article but it is involved in multiple wiki projects including Anthropology, Feminism, Gender Studies, Human Rights, India, Sexology and Sexuality, and Womens Health.

Overall impressions

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Article is a reliable source of information backed by multiple credible sources. The articles biggest strength is a good understanding of FGM in India specifically. The article could include more information about possibly other countries or religions that practice FGM and how they relate to the practice in India. The article is well developed and is able to effectively get the information across to the audience.

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