Female Mutilation – where is the MSM?
Although illegal in some countries, female circumcisions are still performed throughout Africa and Asia, often on very young girls. This horribly cruel practice is considered a “rite of passage”, but how can the dangerous maiming of anyone be considered a cultural celebration in any society?
The primitive blades used to mutilate these girls are re-used without proper cleaning, leaving these children open to multiple infections, including HIV and sepsis. The procedure is done without any anesthesia or numbing.
First ladies from seven West African countries met this past October to discuss ways to stop this barbaric practice. Half of women in Burkina Faso have been circumcised. James Butty from Voice of America interviewed Bahisimine Youl, the coordinator with the Pan-African Film Festival regarding this conference. That interview can be heard here. I found out about this conference through my own research on this subject; I never heard the MSM mention this conference, not even fleetingly, yet they have been running the same stories over and over all day long, when they could be informing the public of these atrocities.
There are multiple videos on the subject. Here is one from UNICEF:
A good source for more information on the topic is from the World Health Organization:
Factsheet
