Female Circumcision in Malaysia: Challenges and Lessons Learned in Using Focus Groups through an NGO-Academia Collaboration

Authors

  • Nik Nur Ainin Soffiya Nik Mat Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
  • Stefanie Pillai Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
  • Surinderpal Kaur Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jml.vol33no1.4

Keywords:

Female circumcision, Focus group discussions, Research collaboration, Methodological challenges

Abstract

Female circumcision is a relatively understudied topic in the Malaysian context. It is also a topic that is considered sensitive due to its strong association with culture and religion. This paper explores the challenges and lessons learned from a larger project that focuses on the discourse analysis of female circumcision in Malaysia. The project involves collaborative work with a local NGO that works on the advancement of Muslim women’s rights in Malaysia. This paper outlines the processes involved in data collection via focus group discussions and is written as a reflexive exercise based on the recommendations proposed by Olmos-Vega et al. (2023). This reflexive paper on the methodological challenges and lessons learned from the collaboration offers insights that can help other researchers make a more informed research choices on working on collaborative research and on the use of focus groups as a method of data collection.

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Published

2023-07-31

How to Cite

Nik Mat, N. N. A. S., Pillai, S., & Kaur, S. (2023). Female Circumcision in Malaysia: Challenges and Lessons Learned in Using Focus Groups through an NGO-Academia Collaboration. Journal of Modern Languages, 33(1), 74–86. https://doi.org/10.22452/jml.vol33no1.4

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