Somali girl tradition

It's a long way to go, Xiu Yuan, Xiu Yuan. I'll go up and down, okay? Up to now, 98% of Somali women have been circumcised. Girls don't have the right to choose, and mom doesn't think this behavior is wrong. They have the freedom of culture and tradition and are not restricted by anyone. Forbidden? Generally speaking, it is a dead letter. Only enforcement can reduce the harm that circumcision brings to women. Africa? Poor areas, low status of women? The government has invested too much money to force female circumcision, which has more advantages than disadvantages and cannot be abolished so far.

First of all, there is a deep-rooted tradition that Somali nomads live by herding sheep. Parents are very busy and have no time to take care of their children. Children have to live independently since childhood. When they are a few years old, they have to follow their parents to herd sheep and cattle. It is conceivable that there are many people and few people. What if they meet bad people with malicious intentions? Girls who don't undergo circumcision are likely to be targeted by relatives and friends. Such a result is even more undesirable for parents. Compared with circumcision, their pain is much less than the sin between their legs. This is their tradition and women should accept it. Women themselves don't care about barren land. Who can change it?

Second, religious belief, male circumcision originated from Judaism. Islam believes that female circumcision is unique to their religion. They think that women can't get married without circumcision, and they are infidelity. This is a denial of religion and they will be driven out of their hometown. Mothers will take their daughters for circumcision even if they know the pain. Women are labeled with all kinds of labels, and they are not qualified to get married without circumcision. They even think that uncircumcised women are not qualified to have children.

Third, incomplete beauty, circumcision is a kind of harm to women, but it is covered with a beautiful coat. Girls even think that circumcision is good for them, like a rite of passage. Marriage can be very valuable in the future, because the body is loyal. Their so-called value is nothing more than a cow and two sheep. After circumcision, someone will give her condolences and send her food. With the comfort of food, circumcision is nothing

There are still more than 30 countries in the world that practice circumcision. The youngest child was circumcised five days after birth, and died of massive bleeding due to failed operation. When conditions were better, she went to the hospital for circumcision. When the conditions are bad, the mother presses the girl's head on the stone. Without anesthesia, an old woman with black hands cut herself with a dirty blade. She was sewing the wound with a needle or a thorn, surrounded by men.

Circumcision is not once, but three times. Young circumcision is the first time, the second time is a wedding candle, and the wound is torn again. The wound that has healed together was torn by her husband. The pain can be imagined. The third time is after giving birth, sew again. The circumcised woman died early because of gynecological diseases. As a woman, a mother, supporting her daughter to do it is really incomprehensible.

The social status of African women is very low. Being circumcised means being loyal to their future husbands. There is no happiness in life. What beauty, what religion, is just to please men. Even the law supports circumcision. No matter what the final result of circumcision is, even if it causes death, it must be forgiven. Who can change circumcision in this state?