Torture, Not Culture - Female Genital Mutilation

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Soraya got into the car, she
wondered where the armed guards were. Being the daughter of a Somolian
general, she was always escorted by guards. Despite her mother's promise
of gifts, they did not stop at a store, but at a doctor's home. "This is
your special day," Soraya's mother said. "Now you are to become a woman,
an important woman." She was ushered into the house and strapped down to
an operating table. A local anesthetic was given but it barely blunted the
pain as the doctor performed the circumcision. Soraya was sent home an
hour later. Soraya broke from her culture's confining bonds at the age of
18 by running away from an abusive arranged marriage. In Switzerland, she
was put in a hospital emergency room with severe menstrual cramps because
of the operation. Seven months later, the doctor performed reconstructive
surgery on her. Now in the U.S., Soraya is a leading spokeswoman against
FGM (Bell, 58). In addition to being active in the fight against FGM, she
is a American ...

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