FGM: Woman jailed for taking child to Kenya for mutilation
-boggling that someone would willingly subject their child to such a barbaric and traumatic act like FGM. As someone who works in social care, I have encountered countless stories of women fleeing their home countries to protect their daughters from this fate. The sheer horror and pain experienced by these women and girls is unimaginable.
One particular story that has stuck with me is that of an Egyptian friend who was taken from Toronto to her home village for FGM. The coercion and pressure from family members, especially women, to undergo this mutilation is heartbreaking. The fact that this practice is done under the guise of “culture” is absolutely abhorrent.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker