Is FGM banned in Syria?
No specific ban
No specific legal ban on FGM in Syria as of March 2020.
Syria is one of 25 countries classified “No specific ban” for female genital mutilation — 26% of the 95 with data. (Also searched as FGM.)
Source
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Cyprus
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Cyprus.
- Israel
- No specific ban No specific legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
- Jordan
- No specific ban Jordan has no specific legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
- Iraq
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized in the Kurdistan Region under the 2012 law.
- Georgia
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Georgia under criminal provision 38.
- Egypt
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Egypt under criminal provision 22 as of 2008.
Other laws in Syria
- Abortion
- Illegal (with exceptions)
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