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Women's Rights & Issues

Eugene

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2. Community pressure. "The secret societies are important cultural institutions..."

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 31, 2021, 06:13 AM

Dec 2021

per paragraph 5.

The rites, which include FGM, are ancient and believers insist they protect communities from evil.

The secret societies are also openly supported by the politicians.

Near its end, the article states that community increased pressure on her after she had her second son.

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Death of young woman after FGM revives calls for ban in Sierra Leone [View all] Eugene Dec 2021 OP

Why undergo the procedure if you've already had two children? dhol82 Dec 2021 #1

Community pressure. "The secret societies are important cultural institutions..." Eugene Dec 2021 #2

Thank you. dhol82 Dec 2021 #3

Thank you for posting this. This patriarchal, woman-hating practice MUST be ended. niyad Jan 2022 #4