Thursday, February 7, 2013

Female Circumcision Now a Problem in Germany; Some 150M Women Worldwide Are FGM Victims

Doctors, teachers, and social workers in Germany report being confronted in ever growing numbers of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), as a result of young girls being circumcised, the Jewish Press website reports today (February 7, 2013).

Between 130 and 150 million women around the world are victims of genital mutilation -- most of them Africans. Female circumcision is a common Islamic cultural practice -- not a religious practice -- used to curb the sexual desire of females and to help ascertain that their virginity will be preserved until marriage.

FGM is practiced in 29 African countries, even though it is illegal in some of them. It is usually done when girls are between the ages of four and eight -- by using razor blades, kitchen knives, and even broken glass and tin lids to remove the clitoris. Because these tools are used more than once, FGM increases the spreading of blood-based diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.

An estimated 30,000 women living in Germany have been subjected to FGM and 6,000 girls are at risk, according to the human rights organization Terre des Femmes (Women's World).

1 comment:

  1. George,
    This is a very biased news report. I recommend a wider and less biased information on female circumcision that doesn't represent ignorance and cultural imperialism. See these:
    http://www.fuambaisiaahmadu.com/

    http://college-ethics.blogspot.com/2010/05/female-circumcision-or-genital.html

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