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    This shows that if women are educated and are thus more aware of their rights, the practice of FGM is likely to decline. This implies that females who are not aware of their rights as human beings, and are suppressed, will be less likely to stand up against practices that enforce inequality. But this does not mean that these women truly support FGM and other practices that discriminate and suppress

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    Genital mutilation, predominantly female gender mutilation has become a serious perplexing matter and dilemma that a majority of young women around the world are facing. Although both genders are disturbed by genital mutilation, it primarily affects infants up until women that are twenty-five years of age. Genital mutilation is frequently performed in about twenty-five African countries. Genital mutilation is communal and expressed in Somalia, Mali, Egypt, Sudan, etc. Genital mutilation is predominant

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    Topic: FGC-Reasoning behind the Female genital circumcision. General Purpose: To inform my audience Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about female genital circumcision and why it is practiced. Thesis: Female Genital Circumcision is a cultural procedure that is performed on young girls for a variety of reasons. Members of this culture chose to continue these traditions because they believe they will gain sociological, health and marriage benefits for their daughters, ensuring these young

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    of Female Genital Mutilation” written by Michelle Roberts (2014) of BBC News. This article begins to inform the readers about what female genital mutilation is exactly. According to Roberts (2014) female genital mutilation is defined as, “any procedure that harms the female genital organs for non-medical purposes”. The article continues to inform its readers that among the stages of female genital mutilation, the most severe one includes when a woman’s clitoris is removed, then her genitals are

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    Female circumcision is a ritualized form of child abuse and violence against women, it is a violation of human rights. Firstly, demonstrated is a map of where female genital mutilation is happening in the parts of Africa. The map introduces that Somalia is the most well-known spot there is 98% of prevalence of female genital mutilation. This leads to what female circumcision actually is. Female circumcision or genital mutilation, is an aggregate removing of the outside female genitalia for nonmedical

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    debate whether or not female genital mutilation is a morally sound practice. Afterall, why does anyone in America have the right to judge this practice or to intervene, especially with the presence of male circumcision in our own culture? The means by which they received these circumcisions however, are totally different than a third world countries female genital circumcision procedure. Male circumcision is largely done in a clean, organized and safe environment while female circumcision is done

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    Female Genital Cutting to be mutilation, the procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia performed without anesthetic under septic conditions need to be consider doesn't matter about the religious. They have to respect the woman and children no matter where and what religion they have, they should not forcing them to do that because of their culture it might affect harm to their physical health and psychological to who have performed. Female Genital Cutting to

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    Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), is a major topic in the feminist spotlight. Based solely on the difference between the descriptions of the topic (circumcision vs. mutilation), it is easy to see there is conflict of opinions about the ethics surrounding the practice. While male circumcision is often easily accepted in modern day society, female circumcision is not. The common stereotype is that female circumcision is performed as a male dominance practice (Vestbostad

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    articles like Genital Surgeries: Gendering Bodies. Along with the many differences between western and non western thoughts there are also several similarities. Especially when it comes to metaphors of the body. The generalized western opinion of the body is that it is akin to an object. Like a car the body is composed of several diverse aspects. From a medical

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    Female Genital Cutting and Western Influence Female Genital Mutilation is practiced in parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East as a way for girls to be inducted into womanhood. This medical procedure is extremely controversial for it goes against many westernized feminist ideologies. Though seemingly hurtful and damaging towards the women in these cultures, there are still large amounts of girls who willingly chose to have this done to them. This conflict of opinions of what is right and what

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