Whitey Ford
09-24-2018, 06:29 AM
People Outraged After Twitter Allows ‘Pro-Female Genital Mutilation’ Advertisement (https://lawandcrime.com/crime/people-outraged-after-twitter-runs-pro-female-genital-mutilation-advertisement/)
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An advertisement on Twitter contained a pro-female genital mutilation (FGM) message. Now, users of the micro-blogging site are outraged and asking “Why?”
According to the Detroit Free Press, the promoted tweet began running early last week. It was originally posted and paid for by the Dawoodi Bohra Women for Religious Freedom–a marginal and extremist organization based out of India. Buzzfeed News also covered the story just after the tweet appeared.
FGM is a tribal custom sourced from Northern Africa which is frequently and wrongly attributed to the broader Islamic tradition by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. According to the World Health Organization and various international bodies, FGM is considered a form of violence against women and a human rights violation worldwide.
The ad features a woman who defends her decision to have her own daughters undergo FGM, or “khafz” as the procedure is sometimes referred to. This specific form of FGM is acknowledged as a small cutting or nicking of the clitoral hood.
https://i.imgur.com/cfPP8KP.jpg
An advertisement on Twitter contained a pro-female genital mutilation (FGM) message. Now, users of the micro-blogging site are outraged and asking “Why?”
According to the Detroit Free Press, the promoted tweet began running early last week. It was originally posted and paid for by the Dawoodi Bohra Women for Religious Freedom–a marginal and extremist organization based out of India. Buzzfeed News also covered the story just after the tweet appeared.
FGM is a tribal custom sourced from Northern Africa which is frequently and wrongly attributed to the broader Islamic tradition by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. According to the World Health Organization and various international bodies, FGM is considered a form of violence against women and a human rights violation worldwide.
The ad features a woman who defends her decision to have her own daughters undergo FGM, or “khafz” as the procedure is sometimes referred to. This specific form of FGM is acknowledged as a small cutting or nicking of the clitoral hood.