When will the cruelty of FGM be abolished!
It is shocking that FGM is apparently also practiced in some Western countries.
Why are women's rights groups so unusually deafening silent on this topic?
"... FGM comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It’s nearly always done to prepubescent girls, with most girls being cut before the age of 5. ...
The universally-cited estimate of FGM’s global prevalence is UNICEF’s 230 million. It is, however, a significant underestimate: FGM is practised in at least 90 countries, but UNICEF’s estimate is based on data from only 31, mainly African, countries.
CSPII’s report uses numerical data from 77 countries, including those where FGM has only recently been introduced, such as those in Europe, North America, and Australia. The report also identifies 20 countries for which there are reports of FGM being practised, but no numerical data.
The report finds the prevalence of FGM to be between 291 and 304 million: 1 in 13 girls/women alive today. It also finds that about 80% of this prevalence is attributable to Islamic populations and 20% to non-Islamic populations, and that about 23.5% of Islamic girls/women have undergone FGM compared to about 2% of non-Islamic girls/women. ..."
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