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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. Typically conducted by a traditional circumciser using a razor blade or knife (with or without anaesthesia), FGM is concentrated in 27 African countries, Yemen and Iraqi Kurdistan, and is also found elsewhere in Asia, the Middle East and among diaspora communities around the world. The procedures take place from within days of birth to puberty, and include removal of the clitoral glans, removal of the inner labia and, in the most severe form, removal of the inner and outer labia and closure of the vulva. In this last procedure, a small hole is left for the passage of urine and menstrual blood, and the vagina is opened for intercourse and childbirth. Health effects can include infections, cysts, childbirth complications and fatal bleeding. Over 130 million women and girls have undergone FGM in the 29 countries in which it is concentrated. Rooted in gender inequality, ideas about female purity and attempts to control women's sexuality, the practice is usually initiated and carried out by women, who fear that failing to have their daughters and granddaughters cut will expose the girls to social exclusion. (Full article...)
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Parker Training Academy Dutch Barn from the southwest, 2013
... that the Parker Training Academy Dutch Barn (pictured) in Red Hook, New York, is one of the last built in the Hudson Valley?
... that Edmond Debeaumarché (1906–1959) was a French postal worker who was honored with a stamp for his service with the French Resistance?
... that the Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo eight-engine, nine-wing flying boat prototype was intended to become a 100-passenger transatlantic airliner, but crashed on its second flight?
... that Maitland Volcano in northern British Columbia is a prehistoric shield volcano of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province?
... that Minnie Evans, chair of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, prevented termination of her tribe and won reparations for her people from the Indian Claims Commission?
... that General Francesco Ferruccio compared the ranks of 16th-century Corsican condottiero Pasquino Corso to tabby cats, beautiful but unable to catch mice?
... that according to the book Ozu's Anti-Cinema, Japanese film director Yasujirō Ozu "did not trust actors' performances"?
... that Musa McKim painted a mural in a U.S. Forest Service building along with her husband, abstract artist Philip Guston?
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TransAsia Airways Flight 235 aircraft
At least 32 people are killed when TransAsia Airways Flight 235 (aircraft pictured) crashes shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan.
In American football, the New England Patriots defeat the Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl.
The Australian Open tennis tournament concludes with Serena Williams winning the women's singles and Novak Djokovic winning the men's singles.
Sergio Mattarella is elected President of Italy.
In association football, the AFC Asian Cup concludes with host nation Australia defeating South Korea in the final.
Attacks by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, kill 32 people.
Ongoing: Boko Haram – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths: Richard von Weizsäcker – Carl Djerassi – Rod McKuen
On this day...
February 6: Sami National Day (Sami people); Waitangi Day in New Zealand (1840)
Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation
1851 – The largest bushfire in a populous region in Australian history swept across Victoria, resulting in approximately 5 million hectares burnt.
1922 – Britain, France, Japan, Italy and the United States signed the Washington Naval Treaty to avoid a naval arms race.
1952 – Elizabeth II (pictured) ascended to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and three other Commonwealth countries upon the death of her father, George VI.
1976 – In testimony before a U.S. Senate subcommittee, Lockheed president Carl Kotchian admitted that the company had paid out approximately US$3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
2000 – Second Chechen War: Russia captured Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen government into exile.
More anniversaries: February 5 – February 6 – February 7
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Various awards and nominations were received by the Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi. The series gathered five Academy Award nominations: two for Spider-Man (2002) and three for Spider-Man 2 (2004), with one win for Best Visual Effects in 2005 for Spider-Man 2. The series won five Saturn Awards out of thirteen nominations. The films were nominated for one Annie Award, five British Academy Film Awards, two Grammy Awards, seven Teen Choice Awards and ten Satellite Awards. Other honors came from the Visual Effects Society Awards, which gave the franchise ten nominations and three wins, as well the Taurus World Stunt Awards, which nominated the films for three of their accolades. The American Film Institute named Spider-Man 2 one of the Best Movie Productions of 2004. Kirsten Dunst (pictured) won an Empire Award and two MTV Movie Awards for portraying Mary Jane Watson. (Full list...)
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The Ducati 748 was a Ducati sport bike made in various models from 1994 to 2002. The smaller version of the 916, the 748 was succeeded in 2003 by the 749; a higher horsepower model, the 996, was also produced.
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From today's featured article
Road sign near Kapchorwa, Uganda, 2004
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. Typically conducted by a traditional circumciser using a razor blade or knife (with or without anaesthesia), FGM is concentrated in 27 African countries, Yemen and Iraqi Kurdistan, and is also found elsewhere in Asia, the Middle East and among diaspora communities around the world. The procedures take place from within days of birth to puberty, and include removal of the clitoral glans, removal of the inner labia and, in the most severe form, removal of the inner and outer labia and closure of the vulva. In this last procedure, a small hole is left for the passage of urine and menstrual blood, and the vagina is opened for intercourse and childbirth. Health effects can include infections, cysts, childbirth complications and fatal bleeding. Over 130 million women and girls have undergone FGM in the 29 countries in which it is concentrated. Rooted in gender inequality, ideas about female purity and attempts to control women's sexuality, the practice is usually initiated and carried out by women, who fear that failing to have their daughters and granddaughters cut will expose the girls to social exclusion. (Full article...)
Recently featured: Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr. – "Damien" (South Park) – California State Route 67
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Did you know...
From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:
Parker Training Academy Dutch Barn from the southwest, 2013
... that the Parker Training Academy Dutch Barn (pictured) in Red Hook, New York, is one of the last built in the Hudson Valley?
... that Edmond Debeaumarché (1906–1959) was a French postal worker who was honored with a stamp for his service with the French Resistance?
... that the Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo eight-engine, nine-wing flying boat prototype was intended to become a 100-passenger transatlantic airliner, but crashed on its second flight?
... that Maitland Volcano in northern British Columbia is a prehistoric shield volcano of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province?
... that Minnie Evans, chair of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, prevented termination of her tribe and won reparations for her people from the Indian Claims Commission?
... that General Francesco Ferruccio compared the ranks of 16th-century Corsican condottiero Pasquino Corso to tabby cats, beautiful but unable to catch mice?
... that according to the book Ozu's Anti-Cinema, Japanese film director Yasujirō Ozu "did not trust actors' performances"?
... that Musa McKim painted a mural in a U.S. Forest Service building along with her husband, abstract artist Philip Guston?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article
In the news
TransAsia Airways Flight 235 aircraft
At least 32 people are killed when TransAsia Airways Flight 235 (aircraft pictured) crashes shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, Taiwan.
In American football, the New England Patriots defeat the Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl.
The Australian Open tennis tournament concludes with Serena Williams winning the women's singles and Novak Djokovic winning the men's singles.
Sergio Mattarella is elected President of Italy.
In association football, the AFC Asian Cup concludes with host nation Australia defeating South Korea in the final.
Attacks by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, kill 32 people.
Ongoing: Boko Haram – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths: Richard von Weizsäcker – Carl Djerassi – Rod McKuen
On this day...
February 6: Sami National Day (Sami people); Waitangi Day in New Zealand (1840)
Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation
1851 – The largest bushfire in a populous region in Australian history swept across Victoria, resulting in approximately 5 million hectares burnt.
1922 – Britain, France, Japan, Italy and the United States signed the Washington Naval Treaty to avoid a naval arms race.
1952 – Elizabeth II (pictured) ascended to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and three other Commonwealth countries upon the death of her father, George VI.
1976 – In testimony before a U.S. Senate subcommittee, Lockheed president Carl Kotchian admitted that the company had paid out approximately US$3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
2000 – Second Chechen War: Russia captured Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen government into exile.
More anniversaries: February 5 – February 6 – February 7
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now February 6, 2015 (UTC) – Reload this page
From today's featured list
A red-headed woman smiles while wearing a white top with frill detailing
Various awards and nominations were received by the Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi. The series gathered five Academy Award nominations: two for Spider-Man (2002) and three for Spider-Man 2 (2004), with one win for Best Visual Effects in 2005 for Spider-Man 2. The series won five Saturn Awards out of thirteen nominations. The films were nominated for one Annie Award, five British Academy Film Awards, two Grammy Awards, seven Teen Choice Awards and ten Satellite Awards. Other honors came from the Visual Effects Society Awards, which gave the franchise ten nominations and three wins, as well the Taurus World Stunt Awards, which nominated the films for three of their accolades. The American Film Institute named Spider-Man 2 one of the Best Movie Productions of 2004. Kirsten Dunst (pictured) won an Empire Award and two MTV Movie Awards for portraying Mary Jane Watson. (Full list...)
Recently featured: Axis order of battle for the invasion of Yugoslavia – NBA Rookie of the Year Award – Baryons
Archive – More featured lists...
Today's featured picture
Ducati 748
The Ducati 748 was a Ducati sport bike made in various models from 1994 to 2002. The smaller version of the 916, the 748 was succeeded in 2003 by the 749; a higher horsepower model, the 996, was also produced.
Photograph: Stefan Krause
Recently featured: Caridoid escape reaction – Namaqua chameleon – Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and Her Daughter Rachel
Archive – More featured pictures...
Other areas of Wikipedia
Community portal – Bulletin board, projects, resources and activities covering a wide range of Wikipedia areas.
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Local embassy – For Wikipedia-related communication in languages other than English.
Reference desk – Serving as virtual librarians, Wikipedia volunteers tackle your questions on a wide range of subjects.
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Wikipedia's sister projects
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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,712,462 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
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More than 400,000 articles: català ·
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