I was talking today with a friend about an issue that's been recurring in many Arab countries forever, and yet I learned something new about it. It's the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - a.k.a. Female Circumcision.
As far as I know, some cultures of some countries are still doing it. After international pressure from human rights organizations, some have finally legislated new laws prohibiting such practices. I think Egypt and Sudan are amongst the latest even though it's still widely common there. It is a disgusting and inhumane practice; a violation of a woman's basic human rights. Who the hell are you to mess with a little girl's body because you're too lazy raising her well enough to not fornicate around!
Anyway, my friend told me that it's a common practice in the UAE. That's news to me. It's common, yet secretive. It's unheard of because no body talks about it. According to her, it's done for girls of age 10 to 13. A woman would come to the house, do her thing, get paid, and leave. As simple and secretive as that. I've read some are even done in hospitals!
My friend says that even the younger generation has no problem disclosing that they're planning to do it for their daughters in the future. Her Emarati friends say that it's 3adat O taqaled and it preserves the integrity of the girl. What integrity is left to the girl after you steel her innocence away because of your sick presumption of guilt? Why don't we cut off the boy's thing too to ensure he doesn't fornicate around either?
What's stunning is that my friend is a medical student, and those (her) Emarati friends are her classmates in college. So there you go. Long live the future, well-educated doctors.
Since this is news to me, I'm still hoping it's not true, or at least an exaggeration.
Imagine (and I'm not ruling it out) if this were part of our "3adat o taqaled o thawabit elommah," for which many of our so-called public figures and their followers are calling to preserve.
As far as I know, some cultures of some countries are still doing it. After international pressure from human rights organizations, some have finally legislated new laws prohibiting such practices. I think Egypt and Sudan are amongst the latest even though it's still widely common there. It is a disgusting and inhumane practice; a violation of a woman's basic human rights. Who the hell are you to mess with a little girl's body because you're too lazy raising her well enough to not fornicate around!
Anyway, my friend told me that it's a common practice in the UAE. That's news to me. It's common, yet secretive. It's unheard of because no body talks about it. According to her, it's done for girls of age 10 to 13. A woman would come to the house, do her thing, get paid, and leave. As simple and secretive as that. I've read some are even done in hospitals!
My friend says that even the younger generation has no problem disclosing that they're planning to do it for their daughters in the future. Her Emarati friends say that it's 3adat O taqaled and it preserves the integrity of the girl. What integrity is left to the girl after you steel her innocence away because of your sick presumption of guilt? Why don't we cut off the boy's thing too to ensure he doesn't fornicate around either?
What's stunning is that my friend is a medical student, and those (her) Emarati friends are her classmates in college. So there you go. Long live the future, well-educated doctors.
Since this is news to me, I'm still hoping it's not true, or at least an exaggeration.
Imagine (and I'm not ruling it out) if this were part of our "3adat o taqaled o thawabit elommah," for which many of our so-called public figures and their followers are calling to preserve.
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