Mrs Goundo's Daughter - 60 minute documentary - trailer

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This is the incredible story of one Malian mothers courageous battle to protect her two-year-old daughter from female genital cutting. It says as much about the right to asylum, as it does about this deeply-rooted and controversial tradition.

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[Klingschor]

Circumcision is such a miserable practice; to inflict such a horror on a child is quite amoral. If an ADULT wishes to undergo circumcision, fine by me, but leave children alone.

[Kinkspace]

I really appreciate your work in raising awareness of all manner of humanitarian and environmental issues.

[cannoir]

her children are super cute

[Macacheesa9]

It is totally revolting. There was a case in canada involving a woman who came here on a visitors visa with no intention of returning to her country because her daughter was going to be circumcised. If I remember correctly she won her case and was allowed to stay in canada. canada finally passed a law making the practise here a criminal act. I was shocked to learn that before this law was passed people were actually getting it done here.

[ShaolinHero1]

@UtopiaV1 What were your medical reasons if you don't mind me asking.

[EloquentiaSerpentis]

@UtopiaV1 alright, shame on me for making an absolute statement, though most of that article gives very little indication that it is ever necessary and only the slightest indications(read: not very convincing) that there may be any real benefit.

[MariluLane]

@welcomegohome hahaha actually i'm from england. well i dont want to make assumptions about you as i'm sure its all good.. hehehe ;) but just something i noticed ... take it or leave it, but its not true in every case at all ;)x

[welcomegohome]

@MariluLane You're from France, that's why they smell. Less proactive? LOL that is totally false, I dunno what kind of guys you've been with.

[MariluLane]

@welcomegohome in fact it is necessary for men because - this is without criticism but as a female i know - without circumcision a penis can start smelling really bad. also men with foreskin are generally less proactive when it comes to seeking sex.

[MariluLane]

this is destroying the natural sexual energy of the black african female. this has serious psychological and social effects, throughout the country and the rest of the world.

an education revolution is needed that does not ruin other beautiful traditions

[UtopiaV1]

@EloquentiaSerpentis - wiki-search circumcision, then go to "Hygiene, and infectious and chronic conditions"