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Threat of mutilation haunts Kenya tribesmen »

Posted by: JenMurdock 1 year, 11 months ago

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When men with machetes and axes chased Paul Otieno from his home here, they wanted more than his belongings. They wanted to cut off his foreskin.

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JenMurdock
Jan. 13, 2008, 7:34 p.m.
It's sad how violent it is in Kenya and how some tribes still practice the ancient blood ritual of circumcision. Oh, and the USA is the only so called 'modern' country to practice RGM (ritual genital mutilation). The circumcision ritual was originally started over 10,000 years ago by violent tribes who wanted to appease their 'sky god'. End circumcision world wide now!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-male-genit...
http://www.sexuallymutilatedchild.org/
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Radiofreeeuropa
Jan. 14, 2008, 1:20 a.m.
It is an odd practice. Thanks for posting this. The practice is done to males and females as well in many parts of the world. It's bad enough when done in the name of religions, but in Kenya it is compounded by politics.