Abstract
The following describes Merka's temporary compromise that provides for the gradual passage towards the total elimination of female circumcision in Somalia. Said passage incorporates the following features: abolishing any invasive intervention on the female genitalia; maintaining the presence of a medical practitioner, such as a nurse or traditional obstetrician, to give the impression that the clitoral puncture has taken place; conserving the “rite of passage” and associated celebration.
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Issah, M. S. A. A., & Gallo, P. G. (2008). 1996 –2005 — Ten Years of Merka’s Alternative Ritual in Somalia. In Circumcision and Human Rights (pp. 51–61). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9167-4_5
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