Note how this BBC reporter, Sue Lloyd-Roberts, writing for the
notoriously lefty Independent, hides the truth in the headline.
"Migrants" as opposed to Muslims. Is it any wonder that Muslims are
bringing their daughters to the UK to have their clitorises hacked off?
Judging by the headline, you'd think they were French or Polish
tourists! But no, it's just the usual avoidance at The Independent. It
does show, though, that "tolerant" (i.e.
indifferent/complicit/can't-quite-face-up-to-it) Britain is now the
destination of choice for this crime...
...
The UK has a reputation for being so tolerant of female genital
mutilation (FGM) that parents from some African communities in mainland
Europe are bringing their daughters to Britain solely to have them cut
– "sometimes during group sessions" – BBC's Newsnight discovered.
While the penalties are tough in France – more than 100 people have
been convicted there, serving prison sentences of up to 13 years – Britain has never carried out a single prosecution for FGM....
...Amina
Yahaya, an 18-year-old British-Somali student living in Bristol, said
she knew of "FGM parties" being held in the city. "They cut them all
together, as a group," she explained, "because it is cheaper. At first,
the girls are all excited because it's a party, until they realise what
is going to happen, and then they get frightened."
Clitterror
"Migrants from Europe bringing girls to tolerant Britain for genital mutilation" The Independent July 23, (thanks to David)
Young girls are being sent to Britain for the abusive removal of
their genitalia by migrant families across Europe because the country is
regarded as a soft touch on the ritual, an investigation has found.
The UK has a reputation for being so tolerant of female genital
mutilation (FGM) that parents from some African communities in mainland
Europe are bringing their daughters to Britain solely to have them cut –
"sometimes during group sessions" – BBC's Newsnight discovered. While
the penalties are tough in France – more than 100 people have been
convicted there, serving prison sentences of up to 13 years – Britain
has never carried out a single prosecution for FGM.
That is despite its being made illegal in the 1980s and 82 cases
being reported to the Metropolitan Police in recent years, according to
Commander Simon Foy, who ru ns the Child Abuse Investigation Command.
He said he was "not necessarily sure that the availability of a
stronger sense of prosecution will change it [the incidence of FGM] for
the better".
FGM is a procedure which, at the least, involves cutting away part
of the clitoris or, at its most brutal, all the exposed female
genitalia, leaving only a small opening for urination and menstruation.
Women can die from its complications; sexual intercourse and
childbirth can be agonising.
Isabelle Gillette-Faye, director of the French protest group GAMS,
said she recently learnt of two girls due to be taken from Paris to
London to be mutilated. She believes the UK is the preferred
destination for many others in African-immigrant communities in France –
where, unlike in the UK, young girls are routinely checked by doctors
until the age of six to ensure they have not been harmed.
"In England you are very respectful about traditions of every
community who live in your country," she said. "In our country it is
totally different, because when migrants arrive in France they have a
necessity to integrate with our law and traditions. We will not
tolerate the mutilation of children."
Some 20,000 girls are at risk of being mutilated in cities across
Britain, according to Forward, the leading group campaigning in the UK
against FGM.
Amina Yahaya, an 18-year-old British-Somali student living in
Bristol, said she knew of "FGM parties" being held in the city. "They
cut them all together, as a group," she explained, "because it is
cheaper. At first, the girls are all excited because it's a party,
until they realise what is going to happen, and then they get
frightened."
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