Gambar
VIP
The mothers who don't want it done are a minority. It has more to do with reputation than marriage to be quite honest, because when Somalis live in such closed quarters they know everybody's business and don't want their daughters to be pointed out as the uncut ones. It's a women led phenomenon, its meant to please the man but men barely have any say so.Many mothers don't want it done. I've seen it both ways, and it's ultimately important so the girl will have marriage prospects to a man, and be considered chaste, adhering to normative attitudes. This isn't coming from a vacuum.