LE3 .A278 1999

1999

Conley, Marsh

Acadia University

Master of Arts

Masters

Political Science

Politics

Female Genital Mutilation or FGM as it is commonly referred to is a painful and dangerous procedure whereby part or all of the female child's external genitalia are excised. FGM is a practice that affects about 130 million women in 28 African countries, North America and Europe making it one of the world's major public health problems amongst females. In light of this fact, this thesis purpose is to illustrate the how this practice is a blatant violation of human right by providing painful and explicit details of the variety of severities of this procedure along with painful interviews of women who have undergone this procedure at tender young ages. By presenting all the details in a concise manner, this thesis had made it very clear that Female Genial Mutilation is a persistent cultural trait that any efforts to eradicate this practice goes well beyond the scope of this thesis to a much global level. However, this thesis is just one dent in the human rights discourse that will not permit this dreadful practice to be shrouded in a cloud secrecy. We as the international public must join in the fight to dismantle the walls of silence surrounding this practice.

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