[ExI] atheism

Mirco Romanato painlord2k at libero.it
Tue Dec 29 17:21:10 UTC 2009


Il 25/12/2009 5.19, Post Futurist ha scritto:
> Derborn, Michigan? Londonistan? Sweden? Italy? Finland?
>> Mirco Romanato
> Genital mutilation is not common in the nations you mention above, it
> is anomalous.

Well, in some groups is not so anomalous.

http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/12/uk-girls-face-fgm-during-christmas.html
UK: Girls face FGM during Christmas holidays

> Hundreds of British schoolgirls are facing the terrifying prospect of
> female genital mutilation (FGM) over the Christmas holidays as
> experts warn the practice continues to flourish across the country.
> Parents typically take their daughters back to their country of
> origin for FGM during school holidays, but The Independent on Sunday
> has been told that "cutters" are being flown to the UK to carry out
> the mutilation at "parties" involving up to 20 girls to save money.
>
>
> The police face growing criticism for failing to prosecute a single
> person for carrying out FGM in 25 years; new legislation from 2003
> which prohibits taking a girl overseas for FGM has also failed to
> secure a conviction.
>
>
> Experts say the lack of convictions, combined with the Government's
> failure to invest enough money in education and prevention
> strategies, mean the practice continues to thrive. Knowledge of the
> health risks and of the legislation remains patchy among practising
> communities, while beliefs about the supposed benefits for girls
> remain firm, according to research by the Foundation for Women's
> Health, Research and Development (Forward).
>
>
> As a result, specialist doctors and midwives are struggling to cope
> with increasing numbers of women suffering from long-term health
> problems, including complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
>
>
> Campaigners are urging ministers to take co-ordinated steps to work
> with communities here and overseas to change deep-seated cultural
> attitudes and stamp out this extreme form of violence against women.
>
>
> (...)
>
>
> The Somali model Waris Dirie was mutilated at the age of five. She
> set up the Waris Dirie Foundation in 2002 to help eradicate FGM. She
> said: "I am worried about the situation in Europe and the US, as FGM
> seems to be on the rise in these places. In the 21st century, a crime
> this cruel should not be accepted in a society as developed as
> England. No one can undo the trauma that is caused by this horrible
> crime; it stays in your head for ever. So what we should focus on is
> that there won't be another victim."
>
>
> Jackie Mathers, a nurse from the Bristol Safeguarding Children Board,
> said: "These families do not do this out of spite or hatred; they
> believe this will give their daughters the best opportunities in
> life. We would like a conviction, not against the parents, but
> against a cutter, someone who makes a living from this. We have
> anecdotal information that the credit crunch means people can't go
> home, so they're getting cutters over for 'FGM parties'. It is hard
> for people to speak out because they are from communities that are
> already vilified as asylum seekers, so to stand up against their
> communities is to risk being ostracised. But we have to empower girls
> and women to address this, along with teachers, school nurses and
> social workers. We can't ignore it; it is mutilation."
>
>
> A Home Office spokesman said: "We have appointed an FGM co-ordinator
> to drive forward a co-ordinated government response to this appalling
> crime and make recommendations for future work."


Some girls get a breast augmentation as a gift from their parents.
Someone else get a not requested clitoridectomy.

I hope we are able to make this more anomalous than now.

Mirco
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