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The Cutting Tradition

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Nancy Durrell McKenna

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Europe £3
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Product description

The Cutting Tradition: Insights into female genital mutilation, narrated by Meryl Streep 2009

“It is estimated that up to 140 million women and girls have undergone some form of female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM should not be viewed as an isolated practice. Its justification is that it is an important initiation which reinforces virginity, chastity, purity, marriageability and fidelity.

The Cutting Tradition: Insights into female genital mutilation, narrated by Meryl Streep, was filmed in five countries: Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia and the UK, and highlights the complex social, religious, cultural and economic issues which underpin the ongoing practice of FGM.

The 47 minute documentary was produced by Nancy Durrell McKenna, Founder Director, of SafeHands for Mothers for the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and launched at its World Congress in Cape Town in October 2009”