Naomi Wolf on the Somali Genital Mutilation of Women
Are major media covering this? Of course not.
TL;DR
- 99.2% of girls and women aged 15-49 in Somalia have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM/C).
- The average age for Somali girls to undergo FGM/C is between ten and fourteen.
- Somali FGM/C is Type III, involving the complete removal of external genitalia and stitching of the wound.
- Consequences of Somali FGM/C include chronic bleeding, painful intercourse, childbirth problems, infections, and increased mortality.
- The practice is reportedly continuing among Somali immigrants in Minnesota.
- The author questions the lack of media attention and legal prosecution of this practice in the U.S.