Female Circumcision in African Countries

Female circumcision is a terrible procedure that can be defined as the removal of clitoris on the body of a woman. Surgery usually involves a ceremony aimed at commemorating the girl in commemoration of the community. Some girls in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula are observed to have undergone ritual surgery involving the resection of a part of the external genitalia. Approximately 80 million living women are undergoing this procedure and 4.5 million girls are receiving this operation each year (Kouba and Muasher).

The process of female genital excision (FGM) or female circumcision is a ritual habit in African countries and cultures, but if African immigrants wish to carry out these procedures in the United States, the doctor is in an illegal and immoral matter I will face. Since the beginning of religion, Jews, Muslims and Christians have practiced men's circumcision. This custom is hygienic and sacred, harmless if done properly. This practice became very popular, civilization

Although women's circumcision is adversely affected, despite the availability of teaching materials and materials, women's circumcision is still impossible. Some of the women are even more concerned that some women need circumcision (Walley, 1997). One reason is that women's circumcision is closely related to Islam. Muslims are major religions in countries such as Senegal, Mali, Somalia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and others.

In the next decade, the general silence surrounding female circumcision broke. In 1984, women's organizations in Africa discussed the female circumcision and other harmful cultural practices in Dakar, Senegal, and established the Committee on Africa illegal traditional practices (IAC). The IAC has a national committee in more than 20 countries and it is important to draw attention of the African governments to the harmful effects of female circumcision. In addition, networks and organizations of other African women, which mainly focus on issues such as reproductive health, women's rights, legal justice, are involved in the fight against this practice. In the group such as Mandalaeo Ya Wanawake in Kenya, NOW in Nigeria, new women in Egypt, the goal is to eliminate women's circumcision.