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Nacala zoomali, bringing their prehistoric cawaan cultural practice to devolped nations. They are even doing it to girls who were born in the UK


http://m.bbc.com/news/uk-29642997

NHS figures show 467 newly identified cases of girls and women needing treatment after female genital mutilation in England last month.
A further 1,279 people, who had already been identified, were receiving treatment according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) data.
It is the first time the NHS has collected figures on the criminal act.
The children's charity the NSPCC said the numbers were "shocking".
The cutting of girls' genitalia has been illegal in Britain since 1985, but nobody has been convicted in the courts.
The HSCIC data is an attempt to understand the scale of the problem.
It shows the crime is happening in all regions in England although half of the cases were in London.

'Scandal'
Kingsley Manning, the chairman of the HSCIC, said: "This is the first national collection of NHS data about numbers of FGM cases and we will continue to collect and publish these figures.
"Having accurate data about this crime is an important step in helping prevent its occurrence in the future."
Estimates suggest that up to 170,000 women and girls living in the UK may have undergone FGM.
In July, a group of MPs said failing to tackle FGM was a "national scandal" and blamed a "misplaced concern for cultural sensitivities" for inaction.
In a conference later that month, Prime Minister David Cameron announced that parents, in England and Wales, would face prosecution if they failed to stop their daughters undergoing FGM.

mind ur own business.

Eww

Education for the Somali people about the harms of this practice is desperately needed, but will they listen? The women who are doing this to their daughters instinctively know it is harmful as they have suffered. Pharaonic mutilation (they are Muslim but follow the Pharaohs' practices!) causes untold complications such as trouble urinating (people might sit on the toilet for an hour in severe pain), extreme pain during menstruation which could take a couple of weeks (blood backs up because of the tiny opening left), coitus is long and painful (especially the first night where it might take hours, days or even weeks to achieve penetration), infertility, infections which could lead to miscarriage, increased risks during pregnancy and increased complications during childbirth. Mothers and babies die during labor. Babies are stillborn. Childbirth was an already traumatic experience!

My theory as to why this continues even when people feel severe pain and suffer, is that they have been damaged (emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, sexually, and of course physically). Brain damage surely must have occurred. When you cut blood vessels, sensitive tissue and nerves surely the corresponding receptors in the brain are damaged and atrophy over time. Not to mention the severe pain which could damage the brain in and of itself (lack of anesthesia exacerbates the problem). The brain then, will not develop as the Creator intended. What you have then, is generations since time immemorial of damaged individuals.

Let's us ask ourselves why is our country in turmoil? Genital Mutilation is one of the main reasons. From an early age both males and females undergo horrific pain and suffering. Contemplate, generally speaking, would an individual who grew up in a loving home (having never felt any sort of pain at his/ her parents hands) turn out to be like a person who had their dignity taken away, their genitals mutilated? Most likely not.

These mothers and fathers fail to protect their daughters. They then wonder why their daughters rebel. One of the most important aspects of love, in my opinion, is to protect your children. Genital mutilation is treachery.

^That's too much commitment. I'm sorry, but I'm out.

Alla been badana. Nearly 500 girls every month? That's like 6000 girls every year. Diaspora Somalis have all but abandoned this practise.