Waris+Dirie

Waris Dirie was the first woman who spoke about the mutilation what demands a lot of courage. She wants the women to become more courageous and stronger to speak out and work against the mutilation of their children. Waris Dirie was the first woman who spoke about the female circumcision and she prays that one day no woman has to live with that pain. People should realize the problem and ask the question: “Did you hear it? FGM is forbidden in Somalia and it is illegal.” She is waiting for this day which has to come. The day is coming when every women on the world is free, happy and safe. Waris Dirie’s history attends us through whole paragraphs and lets us see a direct example of feelings and experiences of and with FGM.

Waris Dirie’s biography was the main motivation why I chose the topic of female genital mutilation for my Facharbeit. Her fate is quite touching and really interesting as the practice of circumcision is over 2000 years old and is so still common in the 21st century today’s world. In order to understand Waris’ fate it is necessary to summarize the main ideas of the book. Next I am going to look for further information about female genital mutilation of women and learn more about the consequences of this tradition. I also intend to inform young people /girls of my age about this sensitive topic and hope that they feel will read by the book, too. It is also very important to know how we here in Germany can fight against FGM (female genital mutilation) and how the UN works for the eradication of the circumcision.

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=Waris Manifesto from her[| website]= I demand …everyone in the world to recognise genital mutilation as a problem common to all countries and one we can no longer shut our eyes to; …every religious community to take a clear stand against the practice of genital mutilation; …every FGM victim needing help to get the help she needs; …all governments to issue regulations to protect girls from genital mutilation; … all governments to pass legislation enabling perpetrators and their accomplices to be brought to justice; …it to be mandatory for every incident that comes to light of mutilation of a minor to be reported for prosecution; …all countries to regard genital mutilation as equal to political persecution and as grounds for asylum; …everyone to be enlightenend about the status of genital mutilation: not culture, but torture; … all genital mutilation victims at last to be treated with sensitivity and respect; …all health workers to become well-informed about FGM and to know how to help victims, …all victims, where it is their wish, to have free access to surgery to counteract the damage and to receive psychological counselling; …genital mutilation to be a subject that people can and will openly discuss; …all the groups working to combat FGM to come together and agree on their policy and strategies; …all organizations working to combat FGM to have sufficient funding to be able to function efficiently; …everyone to put into action my dream of an end to genital mutilation.

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