The practice of FGM is widespread across mainly sub-Saharan Africa but it is also found in Islamic countries in the Middle East and South-West Asia. It is a barbaric practice used to control women through their sexuality by removing the clitoris and hood, leaving no way for the woman to enjoy the sexual experience. This practice is a tribute to the beauty, power and sensuousness of women.
In other words, this is Islam.
From AKnews June 19
Bill to ban female genital mutilation before parliament
Erbil, June 19 (AKnews) – The Kurdistan parliament will discuss a bill on domestic violence tomorrow, which proposes the criminalization of female circumcision.
The trend, is more widespread in Kurdistan than the surrounding countries, despite awareness raising campaigns carried out by civil society organizations and the media.
It is practiced particularly commonly in rural areas. A German-Iraqi study conducted in 2007/08 showed more than 77 percent of female interviewees aged 14 and over in the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniya had undergone the procedure.
The photo in the article does not show a 14 year old, she looks to be 10 or maybe 11.
The practice is often carried out at home and by people without medical training. When not done properly the girls, who are often as young as ten, can have lasting damage and in extreme cases die from loss of blood or infection.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report last year that showed that there are at least four factors driving this: a link to Kurdish identity, a religious imperative, social pressure, and an attempt to control a woman's sexuality.
"It's time for the regional government to step up to the plate and take concrete actions to eliminate this harmful practice because it simply won't go away on its own," said Nadya Khalife, HRW Middle East women's rights researcher.
It is estimated that more than 130 million women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, western and southern Asia and parts of the Middle East.
It is not clear how a law, seeking to stop a practice that is not carried out though official means, would be enforced.
Good luck with that.
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In other words, this is Islam.
From AKnews June 19
Bill to ban female genital mutilation before parliament
Erbil, June 19 (AKnews) – The Kurdistan parliament will discuss a bill on domestic violence tomorrow, which proposes the criminalization of female circumcision.
The trend, is more widespread in Kurdistan than the surrounding countries, despite awareness raising campaigns carried out by civil society organizations and the media.
It is practiced particularly commonly in rural areas. A German-Iraqi study conducted in 2007/08 showed more than 77 percent of female interviewees aged 14 and over in the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniya had undergone the procedure.
The photo in the article does not show a 14 year old, she looks to be 10 or maybe 11.
The practice is often carried out at home and by people without medical training. When not done properly the girls, who are often as young as ten, can have lasting damage and in extreme cases die from loss of blood or infection.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report last year that showed that there are at least four factors driving this: a link to Kurdish identity, a religious imperative, social pressure, and an attempt to control a woman's sexuality.
"It's time for the regional government to step up to the plate and take concrete actions to eliminate this harmful practice because it simply won't go away on its own," said Nadya Khalife, HRW Middle East women's rights researcher.
It is estimated that more than 130 million women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, western and southern Asia and parts of the Middle East.
It is not clear how a law, seeking to stop a practice that is not carried out though official means, would be enforced.
Good luck with that.
Read it all
1 comment:
FGM does consist of the removal of the clitoral hood and the clitoris but in many cases it also means the removal of ALL of the girls external genitalia. In many cases after the clitoris is removed than the labia majora and labia minora are also removed. The girl is then sewn up leaving a small hole for the passage of urine. This barbaric, agonizing surgery is done without anesthesia and performed in filthy, unsterile conditions by local women using whatever tools are at their disposal. If the girl does not die of sepsis (overwhelming infection that is carried throughout the body by the bloodstream)) or blood loss, once puberty begins girls are often unable to menstruate. Many young girls will require surgical intervention for menstruation to occur. The wedding night for these girls/women is often a terrifying, painful and bloody experience because the girl must be cut open in order for penetration to occur. If the female is able to become pregnant, there are often complications and maternal/fetal death are possibilities.
FGM is done in order to control a females inherent evil; her wanton desires and lust must somehow be made manageable. Her "purity" is to be guarded at all costs. Women are seen as sinful temptresses whose only purpose is to lead devout Muslim men into sin.
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