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7 pages in length. The writer discusses the atrocity of female genital mutilation and how it is an affront to human dignity. Annotated bibliography lists 5 sources.
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patriarchal influence has been a strong power upon the very essence of being female. Women in a repressive, male chauvinistic society -- such as in Africa and those who
abide by the Islamic doctrine -- must do what they will in order to survive. Unfortunately their actions, such as forcibly accepting genital circumcision, serve to reinforce the very
image they seek to abandon. The issues that surround such mutilation, as presented by the authors below, incorporate a combination of religious and economic aspects that serve to compromise
the fundamental components of human rights, as well as perpetuate such practice even in contemporary times. II. SUMMARY Hanny Lightfoot-Kleins Prisoners of
Ritual: An Odyssey into Female Genital Circumcision in Africa examines the historic value of this barbaric ritual, while attempting to find cause behind what motivates entire social communities to physically
and psychologically deform their women. The authors approach is somewhat pragmatic, while at the same time offering an equal balance of personal emotion. The lives of women have
been designed by men under religious and scientific assumptions that have served to guide nearly every part of a womans life, including her sexuality, mannerisms, physical appearance and education, along
with her role in society. These designed programs served not only to control the female gender, but also to block entrance for women in many areas so that they
remain chained to the patriarchal influence. "The patriarchal system, which came into being when society had reached a certain stage of development and which necessitated the imposition of one
husband on the woman, whereas a man was left free to have several wives, would never have been possible or have been maintained to this day without the whole range
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