Female Circumcision in Iraqi Kurdistan

Swine Flu
By Swine Flu

A group of girls are gathered at a home in Iraqi Kurdistan where they are told there is a party. In reality, their mothers have brought them to a midwife who will circumcise the girls. Female circumcision is a rite of passage for most girls in Kurdistan. It is meant to "cleanse" them of improper or sexual thoughts and actions.

By lyndon_joseph• 2 Sep 2010 12:07
lyndon_joseph

innocent or whatever, but how is it being done?

Poor girl, a victim of her own mother..

By drmana• 2 Sep 2010 11:47
drmana

Inhumane...

By anonymous• 2 Sep 2010 11:44
anonymous

Beyond belief. May these people burn in hell

By pennie• 2 Sep 2010 11:07
pennie

Sickening,barbaric torture of an innocent little child,taking away any future pleasure that God meant her to enjoy. I could cry for her.Customs or not,how can any human do that to another?

By perfectStranger• 2 Sep 2010 10:45
perfectStranger

People with such destructive ideas should be belted, tied behind a bloody Ferrari and dragged at a speed for 200mph..

And that would leave them completely skinless allover...

Heights off illiteracy..

By snessy• 2 Sep 2010 10:44
snessy

I'm so upset at reading this and seeing these pictures, I really don't have any words :-(

By anonymous• 2 Sep 2010 10:37
anonymous

i said in one of the threads earlier that if the society doesnt condemn a particular tradition, it takes a lot of courage for a common man or women to stand against it...

anyone who speaks against the custom becomes an outcast or can be killed as well..

i believe, traditions like female circumscision at young age and then female genital mutilation at adolescent were meant to ensure that women are devoid of sexual pleasures...with an ulterior motive of suppressing the womenfolk.

By somwerNdmiddle• 2 Sep 2010 10:37
somwerNdmiddle

it's simple ice, they still live the ancient times and that's pathetic!

By Ice Maiden• 2 Sep 2010 10:14
Ice Maiden

She had no brain ...Ok. But she can use her heart right. What mother would willingly put her child in danger... of infection or even death. These procedures are usually done without sterilising the instruments, or giving a painkiller, and that to by an individual who has no medical license.

By Colt45• 2 Sep 2010 10:09
Colt45

You just broke my heart into a million pieces :-(

By somwerNdmiddle• 2 Sep 2010 10:08
somwerNdmiddle

the mother wasn't thinking ice may be because her skull is empty

By happygolucky• 2 Sep 2010 10:06
happygolucky

And I was given to understand that it was something like mandatory...NO.

By Colt45• 2 Sep 2010 10:03
Colt45

Unwind baby doll... it's THUR ;-)... I was hoping to see you tonight :-(

By Blood• 2 Sep 2010 10:03
Blood

Rizku, now you call him wow perversity, and now we will start talking about cuddling the person, guys please spare us the details.

By Ice Maiden• 2 Sep 2010 10:01
Ice Maiden

Truly Barbaric....the mother must have faced this pain....so how can she do this to her child?

By somwerNdmiddle• 2 Sep 2010 09:58
somwerNdmiddle

how could a mother do that to her young child? :(

By Rizks• 2 Sep 2010 09:57
Rizks

Khanan i dont have pic of my circumsation but i surely have the pic of my little Rizku after the circumcision...:)

u want me to mail you ? :)

By Swine Flu• 2 Sep 2010 09:55
Swine Flu

barbaric........

By Colt45• 2 Sep 2010 09:55
Colt45

I was replying to what Black Buller asked and I believe what I said is true.

Read my previous comment, I did say that looking at it made me sad :-(

By Blood• 2 Sep 2010 09:55
Blood

is really weird for human, the acts we end up doing are more savage and severe than any out coming act from an animal, ANIMALS KILL TO EAT HUMAN DOES IT FOR AMUSEMENT.

By Khanan• 2 Sep 2010 09:53
Khanan

can we have the pics of your Circumcision..:P

How you felt??

By Rizks• 2 Sep 2010 09:50
Rizks

DISGUSTING ! :(

see the pain in the poor childs face....:(

By Blood• 2 Sep 2010 09:50
Rating: 3/5
Blood

was actually followed by the old Egyptians, and still are doing the same over there, but it started to be illegal for the past few years. I really think it is very sick and nonhuman

By Colt45• 2 Sep 2010 09:50
Colt45

it means that they will not have any sexual feelings :-(

By Colt45• 2 Sep 2010 09:49
Colt45

this just made me sad :-(

By Black buller• 2 Sep 2010 09:48
Black buller

when they are circumsated ..and what does it mean ?

By somwerNdmiddle• 2 Sep 2010 09:46
somwerNdmiddle

unfathomable! stupid practice!

By Khanan• 2 Sep 2010 09:45
Khanan

another report...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11143144

By anonymous• 2 Sep 2010 09:39
anonymous

Read a report on this a few months back... Really weird for me.

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