Between 120 million to 140 million women in the African continent are estimated to have undergone the inhumane tradition of Female Genital Mutilation (Martinelli & Ollé-Goig‚ 2012). FGM‚ a controversial topic is described as the partial or complete cutting of the external female genitalia. It is said to be a social ritual and tradition that is still taking place in 28 countries from Africa to Asia to the Middle East (Abdulcadir‚ Margairaz‚ Boulvain & Irion‚ 2011). Some of the countries include Sudan
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN THE GAMBIA INTRODUCTION Origin: it is not known when the tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting originated. Some people believe the practice started in ancient Egypt while some believe it began during the slave trade when black slave women entered ancient Arab societies. It is believed in some quarters that FGM/C initiated with the arrival of Islam in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Yet still others believe it started independently in
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Cited: Female Genital Cutting Education and Networking Project. Nigeria: First Ladies and Female Genital Mutilation. 12 November 2009. 14 November 2009 <http://www.fgmnetwork.org/index.php>. Oxford University Press. The Oxford Color Dictionary & Thesaurus. New York:
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I. Cutting jobs at General Motors is a case that explains the issues taking place‚ and have been taking place with General Motors (GM). GM is at a place where the only money being dealt with is the money they have to pay their workers. This includes hourly pay‚ benefits‚ and pay to their retirees. Since the 1970s‚ GM sales has been declining. To better the company‚ and get them back on track‚ the CEO of GM‚ Rick Wagoner‚ announced a restructuring of the company. He explained how he wanted to
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The Cruelty of Circumcision Throughout the years‚ many traditions have had their customs and have practiced rituals and beliefs. Many of these practices have been harmless and focused more on spiritual lifestyles‚ while others have gone to the extremes in human sacrifice‚ including mutilation of a human being. Many have gone to the extremes as to mutilate the human body to please a superior being. When it comes to circumcision‚ males have been known to undergo such process in stories of the Bible
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Many women go into shock while undergoing FGM from the pain and the bleeding. “Traditionally‚ a young girl is held down by one or more family members‚ while the midwife uses a sharp tool‚ such as a knife‚ broken piece of glass‚ or a specific cutting tool to excise the foreskin of the clitoris‚ and/or the labia. Often times‚ these tools are not clean -- resulting in infections on the spread of viruses.” FGM also may possibly cause transmission of HIV/AIDS and other viruses. Some women recall their
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SOLAR TEA LEAF CUTTING MACHINE SYNOPSIS Generally the cutting and plate are made in plastics. The plastics are harmful and it has many disadvantages to us. By naturally we get leaves‚ Leafs by using this we can make cups. It is very cheap and it does not have any chemical effects. The Leaf cup is made by a solar tea leaf cutting machine. The machine is operated by the solar power cutting making system. By using this we can produce cutting at high production rate. By using different shape
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HARMFUL TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIA Tolulope Monisola OLA (PhD) Department of Sociology‚ Faculty of the Social Sciences‚ Ekiti State University‚ Ado-Ekiti‚ Ekiti State‚ Nigeria. Cell phone: +234 8139389466 E-mail: tolulopeola2003@yahoo.co.uk Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Objectives 3. Main Contents 4. Meaning of Harmful Traditional and Cultural Practices in Nigeria 5. Different Types of Harmful Traditional and Cultural Practices in Nigeria 6. Consequences
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Review of Monique and the Mango Rains Monique and the Mango Rains is a memoir about a friendship that develops between Kris Holloway‚ and a midwife in the village of Nampossela‚ Mali. Kris Holloway served in the Peace Corps and was assigned for 2 years to be stationed in Mali. Kris was trained to “give health demonstrations‚ repair wells‚ build fuel-conserving stoves‚ plant trees‚ and protect the shoots from the ever hungry mouths of goats” (11). Kris meets and assists Monique Dembele in her struggle
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many similarities in intersex surgeries and female genital cutting. Furthermore‚ the authors implied that the intersex surgeries are medically unnecessary‚ but needed to be acceptable into “societal expectation by prevent psychological trauma‚ embarrassment‚ and emotional discomfort” from both patient and their parents (Ehrenreich‚ 2005‚ p.13). On the other hands‚ anti-FGC activists‚ and Western feminism has attacked the “African genital cutting as primitive‚ irrational‚ harmful‚ and deserving of condemnation
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