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Female genital mutilation is an ancient tradition non therapeutic surgical procedure which involves total or partial removal of the external parts of the female genitalia It has been seen as a normal practice for generations but is subject to international controversy This is a practice that is both Incredibly detrimental unethical and dangerous to its victims which is also a violation of basic human rights Various reasons have been put forward by people to support it ranging from social cultural and religious reasons which I will view in depth in my essay An estimated 130 million young girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation worldwide Millions of women a year are at risk of undergoing some form of FGM This equals out to nearly 6 000 women at risk per day In my essay I will discuss Implications of Female Genital Mutilation in Developing Societies the history of FGM and ways to raise awareness in the desire to abolish it completely Where did FGM originate from where is it most common The origin of female genitalia mutation varies greatly but from research I have gathered that it originated from ancient Egypt and had later spread to east Africa but is believed that FGM was around for centuries this indicates and shows why FGM is most common in Egypt Somalia Eritrea and Sudan Statistics show that these countries have a high prevalence of FGM with Somalia at 98 Egypt at 91 Sudan at 88 and Eritrea at 74
