What Is Female Circumcision

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The packing of luggage. Days passing by. The family is still spilling vague details about the trip. The big day comes around. Boarding the plane, bus, or train. Arrival. Confusion. Being put to sleep. Waking up in Fear. Sweat. Agony. Blood. Tears. Screaming. Being knocked out again. Waking up from a nightmare that turned out to being a reality. Crying. Feelings of betrayal rush in. The realization that this summer vacation was not a real vacation... That is only one of the several descriptions of how the victim may felt around the events leading up to the surgery and during the actual operation of female circumcision. Female circumcision, also known as Female Genital Mutilation is a practice taken place in Africa where young

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