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Tori is talking about Female Genital Mutilation. It's a terrible practice that still goes on today, and I feel that we all need to educate ourselves so we can stop it. A girl's genitals are scraped off and sometimes fed to the chickens. It's a difficult thing to discuss, and also a difficult thing to read about, but that's part of the reason why we must make an effort not to look away, and try and help these girls/women. It is a practice that is not only excruciatingly painful, but is also unsanitary and dangerous, as many of these young girls actually die from their wounds. I'm including here an article from the book Issues in Feminism by Sheila Ruth. It has two parts, Female Genital Mutilation - The Bare Facts and A Story: A Refugee Escapes from Togo, Body Intact but Family Torn. There are nine pages in all:
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