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Soillse: Series 1: Oran Hibo (Hibo's Song)

Oran Hibo (Hibo's Song)

06/05/2009

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Timcheall-ghearradh bhoireannach ann an Afraga. Female genital mutilation in Africa.

Documentary. Practised in about 30 African countries, female genital mutilation is often performed using simple, unsterilised tools and without anaesthetic.

A-muigh air an tuath ann an Afraga, tha cleachdadh a' gabhail àite a tha a'dol air ais 4000 bliadhna, mar as tric, ann an suidheachaidhean nach eil glan, gun an-fhaireachair agus le innealan sìmplidh leithid glainne bhriste no ràsaran. Tha timcheall-ghearradh bhoireannach a' tachairt ann an timcheall air trichead dùthaich ann an Afraga. Bidh an seinneadair Hibo Somaliach a chaidh a timcheall-ghearradh an uair a bha i na pàiste a' seinn mu dheidhinn a' phìan a tha boireannaich Afraga a' fulang. Tro na facail aca, tha sinn a' cluinntinn mar a tha co-dhùnaidhean an seanmhairean air buaidh a thoirt air am beatha.

Far out in the African bush a 4000-year-old ritual takes place. Often in non-sterile conditions, using the simplest tools of broken glass or razors, and without anaesthetic. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is practised in about 30 African countries. Somalian singer Hibo, circumcised as a child, sings about the pain of African women and through their words we hear how their lives have been affected by their grandmothers' choices.

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