The Argument Against Female Circumcision
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Female circumcision is an operation done in many of the Arab
countries and is an example of how woman change their bodies in order to
conform to society. There are many aspects to this practice such as
medical, religious and psychological. Very few people in these countries
will ever say anythi ....
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.... procedure that the
girls underwent in her culture, usually around the age of seven or eight.
The local midwife called the daya, would show up to perform the operation.
In most cases two women members of the family would hold the girl by her
thighs to expose her genitals and to prevent struggling. Then the daya
would proceed to cut of the clitoris of the girl with a sharp razor. One
of the women El Saadawi interviewed explained "the daya sat between these
two women, holding a sharp razor in ....
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