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Mohammad the Prophet tried to oppose this custom since he considered it harmful to the sexual health of the woman.

— Nawal El Saadawi The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World (1974)

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"Life is very hard. The only people who really live are those who are harder than life itself."

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Many people think that female circumcision only started with the advent of Islam.

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"My work is not worthy of respect. Why then do you join in it with me?"

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"All my life I have been searching for something that would fill me with pride, make me feel superior to everyone else, including kings, princes and rulers."

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We're not living in three worlds, we're living in one.

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