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Ibrahim, a resident of Sudan, was only seven years old when he underwent circumcision. Not only did this happen to them, but most of the girls in their country have to go through this process at an early age.
Circumcision of girls is common in Sudan, which the new government is trying to change.
Hakim Ibrahim is now over 40 years old and the mother of four children. Many years have passed since the circumcision, but she still remembers it as a very painful experience.
According to the French news agency AFP, female circumcision is a common practice in some countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Human rights groups oppose the campaign and are campaigning against it.
Hakim Ibrahim recounts his experience that the night before he was circumcised, women from his neighborhood in the capital, Khartoum, gathered at his house to sing and rejoice. ۔ They also applied henna on the hands of the ruler.
Then came the day when he was taken to a small room where a woman circumcised him. According to Hakim Ibrahim, "I was lying on a bed and was in excruciating pain. This pain lasted for a week."
According to the United Nations, nine out of every 10 women in Sudan undergo circumcision. This is done to eliminate sexual desire in girls. Sometimes they go through this process without being given anesthesia or drowsiness.
Circumcised women also experience severe pain during marital sex or childbirth, and many women also suffer from various infections.
Human rights groups have called female circumcision a "cruel act" that they say causes women physical, psychological and sexual problems. In some cases, women even die.
Sudan's cabinet against female genital mutilation approved amendments to its criminal law last week. Under which female circumcisers can be punished. He faces up to three years in prison and a fine.
Sudanese authorities are expected to ratify the amendments to the law soon.
The move is part of Sudan's ongoing reforms following the ouster of Sudan's powerful ruler Omar al-Bashir a year ago following mass protests. Large-scale protests against Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule took place in 2019, and women played a key role in the movement.
Human rights groups have also praised Sudan's move to ban female genital mutilation. Zainab Badruddin, a women's rights activist, says the decision is important for Sudanese women.
However, Badruddin said the punishment should be extended to families who put pressure on their female relatives to go through the process.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has also welcomed the move to ban female genital mutilation in Sudan.
According to the United Nations, female genital mutilation is widespread in Africa, the Middle East and some parts of Asia, affecting the lives of millions of girls and women.
Hakim Ibrahim is also happy with the change and hopes that after these reforms, people will become more aware that they can keep their daughters in the same physical condition in which they are born.
Sudan's neighbor Egypt and several other countries where female circumcision was common practice have also banned the practice and imposed penalties for violators.
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