Female Circumcision / A Cruel Ritual

Synopsis: 1 (1983): Shows that although illegal, about 90% of women in Khartoum, Sudan, undergo circumcision, often without anaesthetic. The programme ed to an Act of Parliament making the practice illegal in Britain.
2 (1991): Reveals that the practice of genital mutilation of young girls is still flourishing in Britain today and even increased in several communities. Although a taboo subject, young teenagers tell of the unbearable pain, and a group of older Somali women in London talk frankly about how most of them want to continue to circumcise their daughters even though the practice is illegal.
Series: 40 Minutes, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 40 min.
Year of production: 1991
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) both parts
Notes: Part 2 broadcast on BBC2 on 21/2/91.
Subjects: Social welfare
Keywords: female genital mutilation; women’s health

Title: Female circumcision
Synopsis: 1 (1983): Shows that although illegal, about 90% of women in Khartoum, Sudan, undergo circumcision, often without anaesthetic. The programme ed to an Act of Parliament making the practice illegal in Britain.
Title: Cruel ritual, A
Synopsis: 2 (1991): Reveals that the practice of genital mutilation of young girls is still flourishing in Britain today and even increased in several communities. Although a taboo subject, young teenagers tell of the unbearable pain, and a group of older Somali wo

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