Female genital mutilation

have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting, or possibly even heard of it, this terrible undertaking will affect more than three million girls this year in Africa alone. Fadumo was one of those girls many years ago, screaming as the blade sliced her lower region and as she grew up, she stepped in in her community to help stop this procedure harming many young girls. Now, it’s time for all of us to take action and move against female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FMG) is the

of Africa, an age old tradition of female genital mutilation is still practiced to this day. “While the practice is declining in some countries, it remains almost universal in Somalia, Guinea and Egypt” (The facts about female genital mutilation - interactive, 2013). Female genital mutilation (FGM) can be viewed as barbaric in the way the procedure is carried out. It involves partial or the whole removal of the external female genitalia or injuries to the female genitalia or organs for non-medical

My Views on Female Circumcision I have heard about female circumcision but I have never seen it done. I was in a great shock while watching the girl being circumcised in the video shared by the professor. The female genital mutilation was done in an untidy environment, without anesthesia or antiseptic; and to see it done with unsterilized and sharp tool like razor blades was disheartening. Medically, some of the effects of female genital mutilation includes: severe pain, urinary complications and/or

In February 2007, the fourth annual conference of “Zero Tolerance Against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting” was held. Their meeting brought together scholars and lay people alike, all whose main concern was the issue of Female Genital Cutting (FGC). However, this conference was unlike others in that the focus of discussion wasn’t how to eliminate this practice, but rather, whether it should be eliminated at all (Goldberg 121). When Fuambai Ahmadu, a Ph.D. fellow and first generation American from

Final Paper The practice of genital mutilation is a cultural tradition performed across central Africa, in the southern Sahara, and in parts of the Middle East. Most women who have experienced FGC live in one of the 28 countries in Africa and the Middle East where FGC is practiced. Almost one-half of women who have experienced FGC live in Egypt or Ethiopia. To a lesser degree, FGC is practiced in Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, and India. Some immigrants practice various forms of FGC in other parts

are put in this terrible situation face tremendous mental and physical risks and often die from the abuse they receive from their husband. The following paper will highlight the oppression young brides face including first hand stories, female genital mutilation, and health consequences across the Middle East and Eastern Asia. To begin with, child marriages are very common in impoverished countries where most girls are viewed as an unneeded expense and parents often desire to get them out of the

was born in 1969 in war-torn Somalia. Her father was a prominent member of the party responsible for the Somalian Revolution, however autonomy was a constant struggle in the early life of Ayaan Hirsi Ali. As a child, she was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation. As a young adult, her family tried to force her into an arranged marriage with her cousin. These struggles became the catalyst for the film she wrote, Submission, in which she discusses the verses in the Qur’an some men use to justify supremacy

The one topic that we talked about in class was about female genital mutilation and male circumcision. We talked about how the children do not get a say in if they want it done or not because parents are suppose to know what is right for their children. I feel like male circumcision is most common but female genital mutilation is not as common and is not necessary. It is not necessary because for one it sounds painful and for two the girl

violation of their human rights, and female circumcision is one of them. Even though human rights activists perceive this practice as a clear violation of women and children’s rights, in African and Arabic societies where the custom is prevalent, it is considered an essential part of a woman’s life and cultural identity. They argue that those who are not part of the culture shouldn’t take part in the debate over the issue. The debate over female genital mutilation reflects the incompatibility of human

Sexology, an idea truly founded during the late nineteenth century, is the science of human sexuality and fixates on the non-reproductive physical and conceptual functions of sex. Methodically researching physical sexual behavior and objectively analyzing concepts of sexual desires, knowledge, and fantasies, sexology examines human sex and sexual identity in its raw, realistic, and carnal form. The science includes aspects of psychopathologic study in its evaluation of individuals’ sexual identities