Documentary. Practised in about 30 African countries, female genital mutilation is often performed using simple, unsterilised tools and without anaesthetic.
A-muigh air an tuath ann an Afraga, tha cleachdadh a' gabhail 脿ite a tha a'dol air ais 4000 bliadhna, mar as tric, ann an suidheachaidhean nach eil glan, gun an-fhaireachair agus le innealan s矛mplidh leithid glainne bhriste no r脿saran. Tha timcheall-ghearradh bhoireannach a' tachairt ann an timcheall air trichead d霉thaich ann an Afraga. Bidh an seinneadair Hibo Somaliach a chaidh a timcheall-ghearradh an uair a bha i na p脿iste a' seinn mu dheidhinn a' ph矛an a tha boireannaich Afraga a' fulang. Tro na facail aca, tha sinn a' cluinntinn mar a tha co-dh霉naidhean an seanmhairean air buaidh a thoirt air am beatha.
Far out in the African bush a 4000-year-old ritual takes place. Often in non-sterile conditions, using the simplest tools of broken glass or razors, and without anaesthetic. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is practised in about 30 African countries. Somalian singer Hibo, circumcised as a child, sings about the pain of African women and through their words we hear how their lives have been affected by their grandmothers' choices.
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