Mutilation of the Female Genitalia.
Date Submitted: 12/12/2000 13:53:51
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health & Beauty
Length: 4 pages (1150 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health & Beauty
Length: 4 pages (1150 words)
TORTURE, NOT CULTURE
(AN INSIGHT INTO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION)
Female circumcision, better known as Female Genital Mutilation, is an
ugly monster finally rearing its head from out of the depths of time. It
can attack a girl at any age, with a little prompting from her society,
and the aid of an unsuspecting human wielding the knife. Usually, it is
performed from a few days after birth to puberty, but in some regions,
the torture …
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