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- Razor's Edge: The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation
By
IRIN
Article:
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Razor’s Edge, The Controversy of Female Genital
Mutilation, focuses on the issues that surround the widespread practice of
female circumcision that still affects millions of women, girls and infants
every year, particularly in Africa. Filmed in Sierra Leone and Ethiopia, this
documentary sheds light on the cultural variations that surround this
practice and the different levels of government and humanitarian intervention
in place in both countries. The film gives voice to the generations of women
who have been silenced by the secrecy that surrounds FGM and presents the
real truth behind why it still exists today. The film shows that an end to
FGM can only exist when governments impose the necessary legislation but will
only end completely when the communities themselves no longer regard female
circumcision as an essential part of tradition and culture. |
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