my care2
make a difference

causes & news

news network

socially conscious news and video shared and rated by the community

Cameroon: Traditions That Torture


Health & Wellness  (tags: women, risks, children, africa, FGM/C, FGM, violence, abuse, society )

Madalena
- 734 days ago - fgmnetwork.org
Painful! This is the word that best describes the feeling of a woman undergoing female circumcision. The act, involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other parts to the female genital organs whether for cultural, religious o
Comments

Bea B. (248)
Saturday December 22, 2007, 5:29 pm
Just horrible, and those are women that are doing this? Why? What for?Religous reasons? Man made laws! Must be stopped!
 

Past Member (0)
Saturday December 22, 2007, 7:47 pm
This is a sect of very old religous rites! It must be stopped NOW!
 

Sammantha L. (126)
Sunday December 23, 2007, 9:36 am
As more people become educated and aware of this subject, the hope for abolishing this practice grows.
 

Cecelia L. (100)
Sunday December 23, 2007, 8:07 pm
UGH!!!! SICK!!! This needs to stop! So sad...
 

Michael W. (72)
Sunday December 23, 2007, 10:35 pm
Unfortunately, these are women on women rituals. But Africa is growing up and the more information these people receive, the more they realize there are other choices, that there are others outside Africa who know whats happening the better chance there is to stop these practices. There are women who do not agree with these tribal rituals. They are banding together running for office gaining power in Rwanda, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya against great personal danger but with undaunted courage.
 
Or, log in with your
Facebook account:
Please add your comment: (plain text only please. Allowable HTML: <a>)
20
20 log in or sign up to start earning Butterfly Credits today!


Track Comments: Notify me with a personal message when other people comment on this story


Loading Noted By...Please Wait

 

 
Content and comments expressed here are the opinions of Care2 users and not necessarily that of Care2.com or its affiliates.
Copyright © 2009 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved