4 September 2012
'Why does it happen?'
Guest blog by Olivia Jackson, currently completing her MA.
I am constantly asking ‘why does FGM happen?’. The answers are as diverse as the practice, which occurs in 28 countries in Africa, across some of India/Pakistan; Malaysia/Indonesia, South Africa and in all countries where FGM practising communities migrate includingUSA,Canada, Europe and theUK.
As with this article’s title, it is sometimes believed to be that a girl’s genitals are possessed unless cut. Read this excellent article here with useful resources. We are grateful to Olivia, and the editor of Prism Magazine.
Do help us continue to do our work to help FGM to end, by donating on our website, volunteering (email us at info@28toomany.org) or keeping in touch via Facebook and Twitter.