Who hasn’t had the glorious experience of your first orgasm? Heck who hasn’t had multiple orgasms in their lifetime? Whether you’re in a healthy relationship or exploring your own sexuality, it can be one of the best experiences for any woman.
It’s a gift that women here in the United States and Europe take for granted. We are a culture drawn to pleasure with sexual dynamos such as Pamela Sue Anderson, Madonna, and Mylie Cyrus. We have learned to love and expect to find pleasure in the bedroom with our partner.
Women have fought their way to having the right to vote, the right to fair wages, anti-discrimination on hiring preferences, and maternity leave. In the 60’s women burned their bra’s to let the world know we mattered. It was historically a turning point for all women in this country. We found our voice!
Think about that, what we take for granted as our right. We expect men to be respectful and to treat us fairly yet we dont seem to know what is going on in our own back yard. So how can any woman remain silent, when other women suffer? How do we turn a blind eye to female castration? Here are a few facts for you to mull over this is a real issue.
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| This practice is done so women do not have pleasure & remain chaste. |
Religious views on female genital mutilation (FGM) vary even within the same religious tradition. FGM is found only within and adjacent to Muslim communities,[1] but the practice predates Islam. [2] The only Jewish group known to have practiced it are the Beta Israel of Ethiopia.[3] There is no unequivocal link between religion and prevalence.[4]
It is generally accepted that there is no close link between the practice and religious belief. Despite this, there is a widespread view in several countries, particularly in Mali, Eritrea, Mauritania, Guinea and Egypt, that FGM is a religious requirement.¹
“girls at risk of being sent back to their family’s origin country to undergo FGM—a practice widely known as “vacation cutting”—or having a traditional midwife or cutter sent to perform FGM in the U.S.
Globally, around 130 million women and girls are living with the effects from FGM and around 3 million undergo the procedure annually, according to theUnited Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The practice, known to be performed in 29 countries and usually at the hands of midwives or physicians, involves cutting the external female genitalia for non-medical reasongirls at risk of being sent back to their family’s origin country to undergo FGM—a practice widely known as “vacation cutting”—or having a traditional midwife or cutter sent to perform FGM in the U.S. “²
Please believe me when I say this isn’t an anti-Muslim piece it’s about women. In fact, in our history circumcision was performed on some young girls by their pediatricians at the parent’s request as freightening as that may seem.
If we as women aren’t outraged over this practice, then we don’t deserve the freedoms our female ancestors fought so hard to gain for us. It is easy to sit in a polite corner and pretend that bad things aren’t going on, but the truth is they are and do.
With surprising regularity, this is a cultural issue that needs to stop. I can think of no parent who would mutilate their daughter in such a way. Ironically this practice does still go on right here in our country.
Why because there is a wall of silence within the Muslim community that won’t speak out. A segment that has no desire to allow their children to become Americanized. Many are afraid that they will be judged by the actions of those with such radical views. In this country, that is a form of child abuse. It is immoral just as much as steralizing a person with disabilities. So why are we silent? Why do we as women refuse to open our mouths and call for justice for these young women and children who can't? Why wont we get involved to stop the problem?
Some additional links for further information on this subject
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation
2. http://www.newsweek.com/fgm-rates-have-doubled-us-2004-304773
3. http://www.equalitynow.org/sites/default/files/EN_FAQ_FGM_in_US.pdf
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