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Next, the circumcision issue: There's a reason that what used to be called female circumcision is now called female genital mutilation. Khalid Adem, an immigrant from Ethiopia whose culture practices female circumcision, was convicted of aggravated battery and cruelty to children, and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. This novel allows readers to experience not only the religious discipline and hardships of daily life in Ethiopia, but also North African traditions related to courtship, marriage, and the brutal ritual of female circumcision. |
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