Mother and Daughter Challenge Cultural Traditions. Cindy Shiner.
by Shiner, Cindy; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 52Human Relations. Publisher: VOANews.com, 2005ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Arranged marriage | Female circumcision | Guinea -- Social life and customs | Human rights -- Africa | Rites and ceremonies | Women -- AfricaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Female genital excision is a cultural practice carried out across much of Africa to prepare a young woman or girl for marriage. The World Health Organization says excision is damaging to a woman's physical and mental health and discourages it. Many African governments have made the practice illegal, yet enforcement is often lax." (VOANEWS.COM) This article profiles how one young woman and her mother struggled to challenge the cultural tradition in Africa of female genital mutilation.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Mother and Daughter Challenge Cultural Traditions, Feb. 16, 2005; pp. n.p..
"Female genital excision is a cultural practice carried out across much of Africa to prepare a young woman or girl for marriage. The World Health Organization says excision is damaging to a woman's physical and mental health and discourages it. Many African governments have made the practice illegal, yet enforcement is often lax." (VOANEWS.COM) This article profiles how one young woman and her mother struggled to challenge the cultural tradition in Africa of female genital mutilation.
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