Bains,have you seen or ever heard about complications involved in male circumcision? If so enlighten us. And give forth reasons why it should be eradicated. Good day. Harona. >From: Mohinder Bains <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Female circumcision; My View. >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:33:31 GMT > >I entirely concur with your opinion on this issue. Can this campaign be >extended to Male Circumcision as well. I believe that Male circumcision >could be described as genital mutilation. Isn't what is good for the gander >should be good for the goose as well? > >Inviting all of you for your comments. > >Thanks Hinder. > > >>From: JENNIFER EIDSON <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Female circumcision; My View. >>Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 08:53:00 -0500 >>MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) >>Received: from [149.68.45.24] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >>MHotMailBBAB18C1000CD821EEE395442D18069F6; Mon Oct 09 06:54:48 2000 >>Received: from maelstrom.stjohns.edu (149.68.45.24) by >>maelstrom.stjohns.edu (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id >><[log in to unmask]>; Mon, 9 Oct 2000 9:53:06 -0400 >>Received: from MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU by MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU >>(LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 1070418 for >>[log in to unmask]; Mon, 9 Oct 2000 09:53:05 -0400 >>Received: from mailsorter-105-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.118) by >> maelstrom.stjohns.edu (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id >> <[log in to unmask]>; Mon, 9 Oct 2000 9:53:03 -0400 >>Received: from storefull-628.iap.bryant.webtv.net >>(storefull-628.iap.bryant.webtv.net [209.240.198.75]) by >>mailsorter-105-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id >> D57092D07D for <[log in to unmask]>; Mon, 9 Oct 2000 >> 06:53:00 -0700 (PDT) >>Received: (from production@localhost) by >>storefull-628.iap.bryant.webtv.net >> (8.8.8-wtv-e/mt.gso.26Feb98) id GAA10048; Mon, 9 Oct 2000 >>06:53:00 -0700 (PDT) >>From [log in to unmask] Mon Oct 09 06:59:24 2000 >>X-WebTV-Signature: 1 >>ETAuAhUAqQz2wMe4QrdYEV1slcut7/+haR0CFQCibg8Ek6gSjC+6xbrTlXrZ4oYC7w== >>Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >>Sender: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>In-Reply-To: Movement for the Restoration of Democracy in Gambia >> <[log in to unmask]>'s message of Sun, 8 Oct 2000 20:39:23 EDT >> >>Mrdgny, >>You say, "I happened to traveled upcountry and happened to stump on one >>of these occasion giving me the chance to have dialogue with a couple of >>elders supervising the rites of passage" Ok, so while your sitting >>back, (perhaps maybe even having green tea) having a talk with the good >>ole'boys, some poor girl is having her clitoris cut/ripped from her >>body! I see, you are really ready to help you fellow sisters. Ok, you >>say "female circumcision", and I say FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION!!! One >>in the same, if it makes you feel better to call it "Female >>Circumcision". While your sisters, as you call them are half >>sitting/lying there being held down getting their clitoris cut/ripped >>from their bodies. Hell, you call it whatever you like, I on the other >>hand will call it what it is; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION!!!!! >>You say, "the answers given, lead me to believe that, these people need >>more empowerment, financial, health, education, etc., instead of >>damnation." >>Seems to me they have enough "empowerment", seeing as the get away with >>the barbaric act that they are enabling others to preform this on the >>poor (and I don't mean in the sense that they have no money or little >>money), innocent, defenceless girls! Then you list "financial" well >>sure they need money, we all do but so in a sense you are saying to me, >>that if they had money then this would not be going on! I seriously >>doubt it! I guess I could also take it as, if they were not bored, then >>they would not be preforming this senseless, totally unnecessary, >>barbaric acts. I don't quite get your idea of thinking. Maybe its >>mine? People like you scare the hell out of me! Yet another "health" >>well, guess what "female circumcision" leads to a lot of health >>problems, even death. So I make my point again, Why even preform FGM at >>all? Your last, "education"; Well, look here! That is exactly what we >>are trying to do! EDUCATE, so that they STOP this totally UNNECESSARY >>ACT!!! >>That is all we are trying to do, just simply tell the people that they >>don't have to preform FGM at all because it just causes a lot more >>unnecessary health problems. Sorry, I might sound a bit harsh but the >>fact is; that too many have already been scarred for life and been lost >>because of this practice and it needs to be stopped before we loose and >>scar more innocent girls. That is all I'm trying to do is educate >>people on this issue and I don't claim to be any professional or >>anything other, than what I am and that is a concerned person! I don't >>stand behind any organization! I sign my e-mails to the group as >>myself! I am concerned for the health and well being of these girls that >>go thru this every day and until I can do anything to help stop this >>unnecessary practice, I won't stop! Please be open and sign your name >>to your e-mails and not your groups name! I don't think that is too >>much to ask! >> >>Love, >>Jennifer Eidson >> > > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. 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