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Female Genital Mutilation Survivors In The U.S. Are Fighting Back
When Jane was about 9, her mother drove her and her friend to a Houston strip mall. She told Jane there was something dirty on their bodies that needed to be cleaned. There, in an empty room, a woman subjected them to female genital mutilation.
“I remember feeling pain for a good three weeks after that. I was continuously bleeding, it hurt to use the restroom,” Jane, who is now 28, said. “It was never something that was discussed even after it happened.”
Jane, who spoke anonymously to protect her family’s identity, is one of a growing number of American survivors breaking the silence on the centuries-old practice of FGM. Despite reports of FGM being performed on Americans, in December a Michigan district judge struck down a federal ban on the practice, leaving girls in many states at inc...
published: 04 Jun 2019
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What is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)?
FGM, or cutting, as it is also sometimes known, is the removal of the external female genitalia. The procedure has no health benefits, but can cause great harm and serious health complications for those who undergo the procedure. Besides causing severe pain, the practice has immediate and long-term consequences for the health of women and girls, including complications during childbirth, which could endanger the lives of both mother and child.
Through this animation, Al Jazeera takes the reader on a journey to understand how the cycle of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues: following a girl who undergoes FGM as she grows up and becomes a mother and chooses, like her mother and grandmother before her, to perform FGM on her baby daughter.
Credit:
Executive Producer: Fatma Naib
Execu...
published: 12 Oct 2016
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Female Genital Mutilation Still Happens in Singapore
VICE investigates the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, and how common it is even in progressive countries like Singapore. We follow VICE host, Natashya Gutierrez, as she meets women who speak openly about the harmful effects of FGM, and questions why there are no laws that protect against it.
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published: 21 Feb 2021
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The Truth About Female Genital Mutilation
More than 200 million women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) — with 3 million more at risk every single year. But what exactly is it? Let us explain.
Want to know more about FGM in the UK, Canada, Germany and the US? Follow this link:
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/info/fgm-among-us/uk/
published: 26 Feb 2018
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What is FGM? All you need to know about Female Genital Mutilation | End FGM
As the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, UNICEF figures reveal that 70 million more women than previously thought have been cut. The UK’s leading FGM consultant Dr Comfort Momoh MBE explains what FGM is and its consequences.
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published: 06 Feb 2016
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I Didn't Realise I Suffered Female Genital Mutilation Until I Googled It | No Filter | @LADbible
We sat down with Sarah a survivor of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). Sarah talked us through the the practice itself, the cultural background and the impact it's had on her and her family.
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published: 06 Apr 2022
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'I will never be cut': Kenyan girls fight back against genital mutilation | Guardian Investigations
Female genital mutilation (FGM) horrifies – and bewilders – westerners who find it incomprehensible that a mother would allow her daughter to be so brutally amputated with all the risks of infection, difficult childbirth and deprivation of sexual pleasure. But when women in rural Kenya refuse genital mutilation, the social costs are high.
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Nancy and Gertrude are Kenyan girls about to face this brutal passage to womanhood. What this film does is to show how custom – even when violent and dangerous – embeds itself in social expectations. These girls are not considered eligible by prospective husbands until they have been cut; their parents need the income from a dowry to shore up precarious family finances. Standing out a...
published: 18 Apr 2011
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How I Suffered Female Genital Mutilation | Minutes With | @ladbiblestories
This week we sat down with Shamsa Araweelo, who has suffered Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at the age of 6. Shamsa told us about her memories of the procedure, the terrible after effects of it and how she first found out she was different from other girls..
We will be uploading part 2 of Shamsa’s interview next Sunday, 17th of July, where she will talk about what happened to her next and how she found strength to carry on with her life.
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published: 10 Jul 2022
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Female Genital Mutilation Still Happens in Singapore | Unequal
VICE investigates the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, and how common it is even in progressive countries like Singapore. We follow VICE host, Natashya Gutierrez, as she meets women who speak openly about the harmful effects of FGM, and questions why there are no laws that protect against it.
Credit: Motion Graphics Artist - Kushagrah Kalia
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published: 06 Feb 2021
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I Suffered Female Genital Mutilation & Was Forced Into Marriage | Extraordinary Lives | @LADbible
Shamsa Sharawe was born in Somalia, where she was subjected to female genital mutilation aged 6. Scared by this experience, Shamsa was then brought to the UK and navigated her life there, slowly realising what happened to her.
Trying to come to terms with it all, Shamsa went back to Somalia aged 17, but was forced into a marriage, which resulted in sexual and physical abuse.
Warning: this episode contains content you may find distressing.
We speak to people with a unique life story to tell. From a North Korea escapee to an undercover cop, a Cold War spy to a shipwreck survivor. Hosted by LADbible's Ben-Powell Jones, this series is a window into remarkable experiences – with stories that paint a picture of extraordinary lives.
Thanks to Shamsa for taking part! Follow her charity Garde...
published: 19 Apr 2023
8:06
Female Genital Mutilation Survivors In The U.S. Are Fighting Back
When Jane was about 9, her mother drove her and her friend to a Houston strip mall. She told Jane there was something dirty on their bodies that needed to be cl...
When Jane was about 9, her mother drove her and her friend to a Houston strip mall. She told Jane there was something dirty on their bodies that needed to be cleaned. There, in an empty room, a woman subjected them to female genital mutilation.
“I remember feeling pain for a good three weeks after that. I was continuously bleeding, it hurt to use the restroom,” Jane, who is now 28, said. “It was never something that was discussed even after it happened.”
Jane, who spoke anonymously to protect her family’s identity, is one of a growing number of American survivors breaking the silence on the centuries-old practice of FGM. Despite reports of FGM being performed on Americans, in December a Michigan district judge struck down a federal ban on the practice, leaving girls in many states at increased risk. In April, President Trump’s Department of Justice ignited outrage by declining to appeal the case.
VICE News talks to survivors turned activists about how they are advocating for change and providing safe spaces for others like them.
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When Jane was about 9, her mother drove her and her friend to a Houston strip mall. She told Jane there was something dirty on their bodies that needed to be cleaned. There, in an empty room, a woman subjected them to female genital mutilation.
“I remember feeling pain for a good three weeks after that. I was continuously bleeding, it hurt to use the restroom,” Jane, who is now 28, said. “It was never something that was discussed even after it happened.”
Jane, who spoke anonymously to protect her family’s identity, is one of a growing number of American survivors breaking the silence on the centuries-old practice of FGM. Despite reports of FGM being performed on Americans, in December a Michigan district judge struck down a federal ban on the practice, leaving girls in many states at increased risk. In April, President Trump’s Department of Justice ignited outrage by declining to appeal the case.
VICE News talks to survivors turned activists about how they are advocating for change and providing safe spaces for others like them.
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- published: 04 Jun 2019
- views: 96830
2:13
What is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)?
FGM, or cutting, as it is also sometimes known, is the removal of the external female genitalia. The procedure has no health benefits, but can cause great harm ...
FGM, or cutting, as it is also sometimes known, is the removal of the external female genitalia. The procedure has no health benefits, but can cause great harm and serious health complications for those who undergo the procedure. Besides causing severe pain, the practice has immediate and long-term consequences for the health of women and girls, including complications during childbirth, which could endanger the lives of both mother and child.
Through this animation, Al Jazeera takes the reader on a journey to understand how the cycle of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues: following a girl who undergoes FGM as she grows up and becomes a mother and chooses, like her mother and grandmother before her, to perform FGM on her baby daughter.
Credit:
Executive Producer: Fatma Naib
Executive Producer: Alia Chughtai
Illustrator: Christian Mugarura
Animator: Zia Tabarak
Narration: Sylvia Sahawneh
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https://wn.com/What_Is_Female_Genital_Mutilation_(Fgm)
FGM, or cutting, as it is also sometimes known, is the removal of the external female genitalia. The procedure has no health benefits, but can cause great harm and serious health complications for those who undergo the procedure. Besides causing severe pain, the practice has immediate and long-term consequences for the health of women and girls, including complications during childbirth, which could endanger the lives of both mother and child.
Through this animation, Al Jazeera takes the reader on a journey to understand how the cycle of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues: following a girl who undergoes FGM as she grows up and becomes a mother and chooses, like her mother and grandmother before her, to perform FGM on her baby daughter.
Credit:
Executive Producer: Fatma Naib
Executive Producer: Alia Chughtai
Illustrator: Christian Mugarura
Animator: Zia Tabarak
Narration: Sylvia Sahawneh
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- published: 12 Oct 2016
- views: 442374
11:38
Female Genital Mutilation Still Happens in Singapore
VICE investigates the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, and how common it is even in progressive countries like Singapore. We follow VICE host, Na...
VICE investigates the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, and how common it is even in progressive countries like Singapore. We follow VICE host, Natashya Gutierrez, as she meets women who speak openly about the harmful effects of FGM, and questions why there are no laws that protect against it.
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VICE investigates the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, and how common it is even in progressive countries like Singapore. We follow VICE host, Natashya Gutierrez, as she meets women who speak openly about the harmful effects of FGM, and questions why there are no laws that protect against it.
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- published: 21 Feb 2021
- views: 669213
3:16
The Truth About Female Genital Mutilation
More than 200 million women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) — with 3 million more at risk every single year. But what exactly is it? Let us expla...
More than 200 million women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) — with 3 million more at risk every single year. But what exactly is it? Let us explain.
Want to know more about FGM in the UK, Canada, Germany and the US? Follow this link:
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/info/fgm-among-us/uk/
https://wn.com/The_Truth_About_Female_Genital_Mutilation
More than 200 million women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) — with 3 million more at risk every single year. But what exactly is it? Let us explain.
Want to know more about FGM in the UK, Canada, Germany and the US? Follow this link:
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/info/fgm-among-us/uk/
- published: 26 Feb 2018
- views: 950011
3:20
What is FGM? All you need to know about Female Genital Mutilation | End FGM
As the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, UNICEF figures reveal that 70 million more women than previously thought h...
As the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, UNICEF figures reveal that 70 million more women than previously thought have been cut. The UK’s leading FGM consultant Dr Comfort Momoh MBE explains what FGM is and its consequences.
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As the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, UNICEF figures reveal that 70 million more women than previously thought have been cut. The UK’s leading FGM consultant Dr Comfort Momoh MBE explains what FGM is and its consequences.
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#endfgm #fgm
- published: 06 Feb 2016
- views: 668101
9:27
I Didn't Realise I Suffered Female Genital Mutilation Until I Googled It | No Filter | @LADbible
We sat down with Sarah a survivor of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). Sarah talked us through the the practice itself, the cultural background and the impact it...
We sat down with Sarah a survivor of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). Sarah talked us through the the practice itself, the cultural background and the impact it's had on her and her family.
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We sat down with Sarah a survivor of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). Sarah talked us through the the practice itself, the cultural background and the impact it's had on her and her family.
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- published: 06 Apr 2022
- views: 1340029
32:21
'I will never be cut': Kenyan girls fight back against genital mutilation | Guardian Investigations
Female genital mutilation (FGM) horrifies – and bewilders – westerners who find it incomprehensible that a mother would allow her daughter to be so brutally amp...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) horrifies – and bewilders – westerners who find it incomprehensible that a mother would allow her daughter to be so brutally amputated with all the risks of infection, difficult childbirth and deprivation of sexual pleasure. But when women in rural Kenya refuse genital mutilation, the social costs are high.
Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian
Nancy and Gertrude are Kenyan girls about to face this brutal passage to womanhood. What this film does is to show how custom – even when violent and dangerous – embeds itself in social expectations. These girls are not considered eligible by prospective husbands until they have been cut; their parents need the income from a dowry to shore up precarious family finances. Standing out against such powerful conventions is difficult, dangerous, and costs money.
Directed, produced and filmed by Sara Nason. Narrated by Angela Griffin. This video is one of a series of investigative documentaries about poverty, commissioned and editorially controlled by Guardian Films, produced in association with Christian Aid. Go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/poverty-over for more details.
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https://wn.com/'I_Will_Never_Be_Cut'_Kenyan_Girls_Fight_Back_Against_Genital_Mutilation_|_Guardian_Investigations
Female genital mutilation (FGM) horrifies – and bewilders – westerners who find it incomprehensible that a mother would allow her daughter to be so brutally amputated with all the risks of infection, difficult childbirth and deprivation of sexual pleasure. But when women in rural Kenya refuse genital mutilation, the social costs are high.
Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian
Nancy and Gertrude are Kenyan girls about to face this brutal passage to womanhood. What this film does is to show how custom – even when violent and dangerous – embeds itself in social expectations. These girls are not considered eligible by prospective husbands until they have been cut; their parents need the income from a dowry to shore up precarious family finances. Standing out against such powerful conventions is difficult, dangerous, and costs money.
Directed, produced and filmed by Sara Nason. Narrated by Angela Griffin. This video is one of a series of investigative documentaries about poverty, commissioned and editorially controlled by Guardian Films, produced in association with Christian Aid. Go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/poverty-over for more details.
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#EndFGM #FGM #FemaleGenitalMutilation #Kenya
- published: 18 Apr 2011
- views: 4626803
24:05
How I Suffered Female Genital Mutilation | Minutes With | @ladbiblestories
This week we sat down with Shamsa Araweelo, who has suffered Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at the age of 6. Shamsa told us about her memories of the procedure...
This week we sat down with Shamsa Araweelo, who has suffered Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at the age of 6. Shamsa told us about her memories of the procedure, the terrible after effects of it and how she first found out she was different from other girls..
We will be uploading part 2 of Shamsa’s interview next Sunday, 17th of July, where she will talk about what happened to her next and how she found strength to carry on with her life.
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This week we sat down with Shamsa Araweelo, who has suffered Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at the age of 6. Shamsa told us about her memories of the procedure, the terrible after effects of it and how she first found out she was different from other girls..
We will be uploading part 2 of Shamsa’s interview next Sunday, 17th of July, where she will talk about what happened to her next and how she found strength to carry on with her life.
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- published: 10 Jul 2022
- views: 1880431
11:38
Female Genital Mutilation Still Happens in Singapore | Unequal
VICE investigates the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, and how common it is even in progressive countries like Singapore. We follow VICE host, Na...
VICE investigates the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, and how common it is even in progressive countries like Singapore. We follow VICE host, Natashya Gutierrez, as she meets women who speak openly about the harmful effects of FGM, and questions why there are no laws that protect against it.
Credit: Motion Graphics Artist - Kushagrah Kalia
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https://wn.com/Female_Genital_Mutilation_Still_Happens_In_Singapore_|_Unequal
VICE investigates the practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia, and how common it is even in progressive countries like Singapore. We follow VICE host, Natashya Gutierrez, as she meets women who speak openly about the harmful effects of FGM, and questions why there are no laws that protect against it.
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- published: 06 Feb 2021
- views: 37342
1:26:28
I Suffered Female Genital Mutilation & Was Forced Into Marriage | Extraordinary Lives | @LADbible
Shamsa Sharawe was born in Somalia, where she was subjected to female genital mutilation aged 6. Scared by this experience, Shamsa was then brought to the UK an...
Shamsa Sharawe was born in Somalia, where she was subjected to female genital mutilation aged 6. Scared by this experience, Shamsa was then brought to the UK and navigated her life there, slowly realising what happened to her.
Trying to come to terms with it all, Shamsa went back to Somalia aged 17, but was forced into a marriage, which resulted in sexual and physical abuse.
Warning: this episode contains content you may find distressing.
We speak to people with a unique life story to tell. From a North Korea escapee to an undercover cop, a Cold War spy to a shipwreck survivor. Hosted by LADbible's Ben-Powell Jones, this series is a window into remarkable experiences – with stories that paint a picture of extraordinary lives.
Thanks to Shamsa for taking part! Follow her charity Garden of Peace, her youth work and love for truth and healing.
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Host: Ben Powell-Jones, Twitter: @BenPowellJones
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:28 - Types of Female Genital Mutilation & the History of the Practice
00:06:00 - Growing Up In Somalia & Going Through FGM
00:22:45 - Moving to the UK & Facing Western Culture
00:23:47 - Having Periods With FGM, Health Implications That Followed & Being Examined By UK Doctors
00:29:46 - Realising She Wasn't Like Other girls & Teenhood
00:38:40 - What Should a Health Professional Do If They Suspect Someone Has Been Subjected To FGM?
00:40:00 - Going Back To Somalia
00:49:37 - Meeting Her Uncle, Being Controlled By Him & Marriage Arrangements
00:58:00 - Meeting Her Future Husband For The First Time
01:02:38 - The Wedding Day
01:05:44 - The First Night & the Beginning of Sexual & Physical Abuse
01:13:50 - Living With Her Husband & Her Escape Back To The UK
01:19:00 - Coming back To Terrible News
01:21:15 - What Shamsa Is Doing Now
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Shamsa Sharawe was born in Somalia, where she was subjected to female genital mutilation aged 6. Scared by this experience, Shamsa was then brought to the UK and navigated her life there, slowly realising what happened to her.
Trying to come to terms with it all, Shamsa went back to Somalia aged 17, but was forced into a marriage, which resulted in sexual and physical abuse.
Warning: this episode contains content you may find distressing.
We speak to people with a unique life story to tell. From a North Korea escapee to an undercover cop, a Cold War spy to a shipwreck survivor. Hosted by LADbible's Ben-Powell Jones, this series is a window into remarkable experiences – with stories that paint a picture of extraordinary lives.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:28 - Types of Female Genital Mutilation & the History of the Practice
00:06:00 - Growing Up In Somalia & Going Through FGM
00:22:45 - Moving to the UK & Facing Western Culture
00:23:47 - Having Periods With FGM, Health Implications That Followed & Being Examined By UK Doctors
00:29:46 - Realising She Wasn't Like Other girls & Teenhood
00:38:40 - What Should a Health Professional Do If They Suspect Someone Has Been Subjected To FGM?
00:40:00 - Going Back To Somalia
00:49:37 - Meeting Her Uncle, Being Controlled By Him & Marriage Arrangements
00:58:00 - Meeting Her Future Husband For The First Time
01:02:38 - The Wedding Day
01:05:44 - The First Night & the Beginning of Sexual & Physical Abuse
01:13:50 - Living With Her Husband & Her Escape Back To The UK
01:19:00 - Coming back To Terrible News
01:21:15 - What Shamsa Is Doing Now
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- published: 19 Apr 2023
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