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All this and the physical violence and wife-beating that is common in polygynous/Islamic families normalises the cruelty of FGM. | All this and the physical violence and wife-beating that is common in polygynous/Islamic families normalises the cruelty of FGM. | ||
==The Functions of FGM== | ==The Other Functions of FGM== | ||
The function of chastity assurance is fundamental to both the pre-Islamic origins of FGM and also to Islam's adoption, maintenance and spread of FGM. However, chastity assurance doesn't fully explain certain near-universal aspects of FGM - in particular the eschewal of anaesthetics (either general or local), even when available. (proof) | |||
This aversion to the use of anaesthetics It is a characteristic | |||
Islamic FGM | |||
https://answersafrica.com/top-10-reasons-why-female-genital-mutilation-in-africa-is-evil.html | |||
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/female-genital-mutilation-no-anaesthetic-before-she-cut-me-1.2093014 | |||
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13131835.i-screaming-mother/ | |||
lack of anaesthetics | |||
https://answersafrica.com/top-10-reasons-why-female-genital-mutilation-in-africa-is-evil.html | |||
pain | |||
https://answersafrica.com/top-10-reasons-why-female-genital-mutilation-in-africa-is-evil.html | |||
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a19042103/female-genital-mutilation-survivor/ | |||
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/advice/a6504/female-genital-mutilation-survivor-stories/ | |||
http://blogs.reuters.com/the-human-impact/2014/02/07/the-pain-is-far-worse-than-childbirth-fgm-survivor/ | |||
- break down personality | - break down personality | ||