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As immigrants join England, FGM increases.

Due to mass immigration, female genital mutilation (FGM) has made its way to the United Kingdom. Female genital mutilation is the practice of cutting off a girl's clitoris and labia before stitching up the vulva. According to recent reports, this damaging practice is now running rampant at every corner in England and Wales.

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MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - The actual number of women who have had their genitals mutilated in this way varies depending on location and demographic. The highest concentration of FGM victims in England are found in regions with the highest population of immigrants.

"From what we've seen, it comes down to migration," stated a representative for Equality Now, the group that conducted the study. "Southwark obviously has a higher population of migrants who have come from practicing countries, but then again, you need to look at more details about which countries they have come from."


Southwark is estimated by the group to be the local authority with the highest number of mutilated women, where 4.74 percent or about 1 in 20 of all women has had their genitals mutilated. Female genital mutilation in Britain is seen as becoming gradually prevalent. In fact, 1 in 10 births in the area are to women who have had FGM.

There is a world-wide effort to eradicate the cruel practice of FGM, however, it seems to be only gaining momentum. The practice remains commonly known to be held in tribal and religious communities, despite the practice being banned in Nigeria.

In countries like Egypt, Guinea, Somalia and Djibouti, it is approximated that 90 percent of women are mutilated over the course of their lifetimes, as locals erroneously believe the cutting yields health benefits.

Over the past year, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Mali, Yemen and Zambia have been working on laws to ban the practice. However, convictions are difficult to obtain because the insular nature of the communities that practice FGM and its hidden nature. Even in the UK, where prosecution of the practice is more active, there has unfortunately been no successful prosecutions for mutilation.

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