MY F.G.M TORTURE

MY F.G.M TORTURE 

"My Husband Opened My V.a.g.i.n.a’s Stitches In Front Of His Mother, Father And His Two Brothers"

Mrs Asmao from Dawoodi Bohra Recalls Hers:

"In our community, girls would not get married unless they are circumcised, which is a sign of their purity and faithfulness towards their future husbands.

Six years ago, my mom took me to a midwife. I was 12 then and she was worried about what if I start masturbating or fall in love with someone. So, to curb my sexual desires forever, she let the midwife remove my clitoris and stitched my Vagina. The procedure was extremely horrible.

Two years ago, I got married. On my first night, I was too scared because I knew, something terrible would happen at anytime. When my husband came into our room, he removed my panty and looked at my vagina and started caressing it out of EXCITEMENT. He brought a razor blade to cut those stitches so that he can have intercourse with me. I asked him if we can cut these stitches from a DOCTOR. He got furious and told me, “I am waiting for this day for years and I don’t want any doctor cutting my wife’s vagina stitches. It would be disgraceful to my family."

When he tried to cut those stitches, I started shouting out of pain and pushed him to which he brought his mother, father and his 2 brothers into the ROOM. They all hold me tight and my husband cut those stitches in front of his parents. It was so shameful because I was lying naked and they all were all laughing. There was blood all over the floor and I was crying out of pain.

In that condition, he had sex with me. It wasn’t less than a rape. The next day, I called my mom and explained everything to which she said, “even I too went through the same. You need to be strong and satisfy your husband with everything.”

I have already lost my faith in my family, community and religion. I just hope, the government ban this cruel ritual because girls and women too have Right to have Sexual Pleasure" - Asma