Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting: a UNICEF Innocenti documentary

Victims of Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting (FGM/C), and activists, share their insights and personal stories from Africa and Europe. Together they make a compelling case for the abandonment of FGM/C. This UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre documentary is in support of the Innocenti report, "The Dynamics of Social Change. Towards the abandonment of Female Gential Mutilation/Cutting in five African countries".

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[badmoney66]

I am a 15 year girl from Mali and THANK YOU for saying these things. I was cut when i was 11 and it is the most horrible thing that ever happened to me. I will never do it to my children. NEVER!!! I hope more people learn from movies like this and help

[silentemergency]

Brilliant!! So nice to hear the VOICES of the real people who suffer from FGM. Please keep working UNICEF to help the girls around the world not have these horrors happen to them.

[wingegia]

Imagine what it would be like to not feel pleasure, taking away that feeling is never OK. Losing that feeling would make anyone feel less complete. You just sit there and say it's okay while those child are suffering from such horrible experience. Why do you think they are making video and are complaining about it?? I've never seen any male that were circumcised complaining at all. If they did, America would have no choice but to abolish it. "We, the people" remember?

[wingegia]

I never ever said it's Ok to circumcise anyone, baby or not. You were comparing circumcision between male in U.S and female in Africa. Do you think the male baby are going to look back and say, "Oh, that was horrible and painful."? No the male that was circumcised won't even notice any difference with their life; they probably wont even know it happened. the older girl's have to live with that experience their whole life. Some even think it's worse than rape.

[sicktoaster]

@wingegia

So you'd be OK with female circumcision if it was only done on babies?

not even conscious about it yet? Define "conscious". Babies are conscious, the fact that they aren't conscious of the words that would be used to describe their experience doesn't change that. If by not conscious you mean they don't understand why it's happening not knowing why the doctor just removed a piece from their body would make it worse if anything.

[wingegia]

I cant believe you even compare the two. The circumsized boy don't find there life that much different. but most of the boy that are circumcized in U.S is not even conscious about it yet. They are doing that to 13 years old that don't want it done... the difference is that if we said "no" in America, our parent don't have the right to do it. If they said "no" they still have to do it....

[sicktoaster]

@ wingegia

I said it was a cultural thing not a religious thing.

And most male children in America are forced to be circumsized against their will too.

[wingegia]

Those children are forced to do it against their will, that's what the big deal is. It is NOT a religious thing, if you research a bit you will find that it's not even an Islamic practice.

[FauconDeNuit]

Obviously FGM is a horrendous practice but its funny how most of those who speak out about FGM are those who dont care about the issue of male circumcision in other countries(western countries included) which is just as big an issue

[Masemba Onangwa]

"Islam is the greatest supporter of human rights."

LOL. What a load of crock.

[MelanieLouM]

Good! Let education preside over ignorance and mindless religious tradition! Stop this barbaric pratice! >:(

[Sabine Lacont]

Where did you find this out?