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The practice of , also known as female circumcision, occurs throughout the world, but it is most common in Africa. is a tradition and social custom to keep a young girl pure and a married woman faithful. In Africa it is practiced in the majority of the continent ....

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.... woman is a virgin, ready for marriage and to bear children for her husband, “Girls who are infibulated will probably not find husbands. In most cases they will become outcasts.” is not a new practice. In fact circumcised females have been discovered among the mummies of ancient Egyptians. A Greek papyrus dated 163 BC refers to operations performed on girls at the age they received their dowries. A Greek geographer reported the custom of circumcision of girls he found while visiting Egypt in 25 BC. In Africa female circumcision has been reported in at least twenty-six countries and can be viewed as a public health problem “because o ....