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06/08/04: Factual Aspect FA.2. Religious Extremism: FB.1. Female Genital Mutilation

Genital Cutting Shows Signs of Losing Favor in Africa
AIROBI, Kenya, June 7 - Isnino Shuriye still remembers the pride she felt years ago when she leaned over each of her three daughters, knife in hand, and sliced into their genitals.
Each time, as the blood started to flow, she quickly dropped the knife and picked up a needle and thread. Quickly, expertly, she sewed her daughters' vaginas almost shut.
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