The BBC published a report on genital mutilation in Singapore and why it exists. Upon reading the article, my Chinese friend immediately asked me, eh, are you a victim of this genital mutilation too? I had to give a graphic…
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Myself and my 3 girls have undergone female circumcision. My son was circumcised too. For my girls, basically the SKIN tip of the clitoris, a tiny 1mm worth was clipped by the female Muslim paediatrician in a clinic. In fact…
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Female genital mutilation is carried out by communities around the world. But though it is not commonly associated with modern, cosmopolitan Singapore, it is quietly happening all the time, as the BBC’s Yvette Tan writes. Zarifah Anuar didn’t find out…
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Does Female Circumcision happen in Singapore? Yes. In Singapore’s Muslim community, female circumcision involves nicking the prepuce, the skin covering the clitoris. It is markedly different from the more severe forms of genital mutilation. The procedure is usually done on…
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