Nigeria has banned "female circumcision."
My first reaction to hearing this news was to celebrate, and I do think it's a move towards a world of greater humanity and respect for women. But there is never only once side to any story, and my response after my reaction was to do a little research. I found this: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/04/female-genital-mutilation-cutting-anthropologist/389640/ It is easy to condemn a practice that is so grotesque in terms of our culture, making many assumptions, imagining... Sign in to see full entry.