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Essay Archive - Torture, Not Culture - Female Genital Mutilation
Torture, Not Culture - Female Genital Mutilation
(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 can be put off until just before marriage or the seventh month of
pregnancy (Samad, 52). Women th....
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