Female Genital Mutilation - UK

August 2010

The controversial tradition at the heart of African culture has now reached the shores of Europe. Today, over 500 British girls are estimated to have undergone the procedure of female genital cutting.

Many young girls would get excited at the prospect of going on holiday but Jamelia knew that the plane she boarded was taking her to be 'circumcised'. Jamelia was cut in an empty mansion by an old woman, strangers held her down and a clean razor was only used when more money exchanged hands. "I remember the blood everywhere", Jamelia says, "one of the maids actually saw her pick up the bit of flesh they cut out." Miriam's womb was accidentally sealed when she was cut and now she cannot have children. "It will stay with me until the day I die." Now, the NHS confirms that cutters are flown over to the UK to cut girls in batches - a cheap alternative. The UK has more girls at risk of bring cut than any other European country and as yet no-one has been prosecuted for the crime.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2010/aug/01/big-issue-female-genital-mu...

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[slamco420]

If it was meant to be this way then we would have been made/born this way. Obviously this is mutilation!!

[Eternalover78]

@slamco420 "If it was meant to be this way then we would have been made/born this way." - Exactly

[LoneInACrowd]

Horrendous... this needs to be stopped no matter where in the world it is.

[LexLexyLex97]

This video brings nothing but tears to my eyes. :( i dont feel this should be done or is right but if nothing else they could at least put them to sleep and give them pain meds...but if you think about it in a way it is equal to male circumcision.

[nybrite46]

I've just finished watching pure evil. The woman doing the cutting should be put in prison for life. I can imagine how many little girls lives she must have ruined. :***(

[Trelos1Epistimonas2]

Kill them

[tara10067]

barbarian....and mens idea of power and control.....not religion...why would creator create if it is not needed?????

[ccdyce]

Disgusting..barbaric..evil.

[octopussy1984]

All those people has not to be thrown in to prison, but do it a s arabs used to do- CUT THEIR DAMN HAND OFF FOR THIS! Disgusted to the depth of my soul.

[ninjarocks1969]

Disgusting, horrible poor poor girls I am crying for them it is evil barbaric abuse of girls this has to stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!