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Religious circumcision is universal in Muslims and Jews and for medical reasons it is also common amongst Christians in US. But while many say it is a genital mutilation, decreasing penis sensitivity and causing both physical and psychological damage, similar to what they do in west/central/northeastern Africa to wom... |
10 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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One of the Africa's most horrific traditions persists in the 21st century: "purification", "female circumcision" or, more correctly named female genital mutilation (FGM). About 2 million African girls are mutilated annually, and 135 million women live with the mutilation. The age to be done varies between 2 to 1... |
13 November 2007
15:56 GMT |
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They call it "purification" or euphemistically "female circumcision", but it is in fact one of the most horrific practices that survive in the 21th century Africa: the female genital mutilation (FGM). Thousands of Egyptian girls undergo it annually, but the case of Budour Ahmed Shaker, 11, dead while having undergone... |
3 September 2007
04:15 GMT |
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They euphemistically call it "female circumcision", but this is in fact one of the most horrific practices that survive in the XXIth century Africa: the female genital mutilation (FGM). When girls are close to the marriage age (which usually does not bypass 12 years), they will suffer this operation. In some areas, g... |
11 May 2007
19:26 GMT |
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