Appeal letter for the admission

Somalis , the smaller the artificial passage is , the greater the value of the girl and the higher the bride price (Hosken 1989 , par 17

Should the girl child go through this painful process that leaves her body mutilated just because of a few number of cows that are paid to the father as bride price ? The benefit of the painful process does not go to the girl but to the sake of the parents . Before paying the bride price the girl who is to be married off is inspected by the husband 's-to-be

br female relatives . In case the opening is larger than expected , the bride price is reduced . The family therefore ensured that the right operator sought for and the operation can even be repeated if the results are not as expected . This exposes a girl to double torture . If the girl is not a virgin at the time of marriage , most likely there would be no bride price for her . For this reason she has dishonored the family and put it in shame . According to the Somali culture and that of Africa in general bride price is a requirement in marriage where either the husband or the bridegroom 's father pays the girl 's father in kind or cash (Hosken 1989 par 10

Women who have been circumcised or infibulated remain virgins until marriage . The sewing that was done during circumcision makes it impossible for penetration during sexual intercourse . Once a woman is married , the vagina is cut open in readiness for sexual intercourse More cuts are made during child birth . The sewing is then done again to be re-opened after the child has been weaned for sexual intercourse This is one way that the Somali 's use in family planning . This process of cutting and sewing becomes the...