Evaluation:
Published: 10.12.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Male Dominance and Female Subjugation?', 1.
  • Essays 'Male Dominance and Female Subjugation?', 2.
  • Essays 'Male Dominance and Female Subjugation?', 3.
Extract

"I was genitally mutilated at the age of ten. I was told by my late grandmother that they were taking me down to the river to perform a certain ceremony, and afterwards I would be given a lot of food to eat. As an innocent child, I was led like sheep to be slaughtered.
Once I entered the secret bush, I was taken to a very dark room and undressed. I was blindfolded and stripped naked. Two strong women carried me to the site for the operation. I was forced to lie flat on my back by four strong women, two holding tight to each leg. Another woman sat on my chest to prevent my upper body…

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