Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is known as the process of the removal of the clitoris, inner-and-outer lips of the vagina, and the sewing or stapling together of the two sides of the vulva leaving only a small hole to pass urine and menstruate. This procedure is performed with razor blades and a bottle of alcohol. This process is usually performed on girls between the ages of 4 and 12.
It has been illegal to perform this procedure in Kenya since 2011 as well as early marriage.
"The "cutting room" forms part of the pair's ramshackle home in a predominantly Kenyan-Somali neighborhood. Girls are kept immobile here for weeks after their ordeal."You tie the legs ... this way, a traditional way, then you lay her down and cover her up with a blanket and give her some hot tea -- she should not be exposed to cold or feel cold."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/africa/fgm-inside-kenyas-cutting-room/index.html
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