Leyla Hussein | The Cruel Cut
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2017
- Every 11 seconds, a girl undergoes female genital mutilation (FGM). Leyla Hussein is an anti-FGM campaigner and a survivor who shares her personal experience of FGM with the goal of protecting girls from this abusive practice. Originally from Somalia, Leyla works as a psychotherapist in the UK and addresses the prevalence of FGM around the world. As Leyla reminds us, FGM is a practice of oppressing women and controlling women's sexuality. It is not an African issue, it is not an Asian issue; it is a global issue that requires a global investment in women. The Oslo Freedom Forum is a global event series presented by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF).
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Thank you for your bravery. I am 1/2 Somali and not cut. I thank God that this was not my experience. My father did not allow this.
SAME! my mum who is somali said it's disgusting and haraam and no woman should endure this
Luck u i did born in Ethiopia addis abab my parents Eritrean i am mad at theme.
Al humduilah your father is wise may Allah bless him
I'm a dude also half somali and uncut. My Brazilian mother didn't allow it.
@@Abshir252 men don't go through what women go through when it comes to cutting their clitoris offf is like cutting a head of the penis. never will be the same.
I remember the girl i was housed with after the cutting ,one morning started bleeding heavy, worst part no doctor called her grandmother started crying because the girl was losing lots of blood and after some minutes she passed out ,I was feeling my heart in my throat ,scared not knowing what will happen to me ,untill someone i think my mother came to take from that room to another. Thank God the girl survived .
It’s the betrayal and the memory that hurt the most!
I’m quite baffled that her parents were educated and still did this 🤦🏻♀️
It’s sad but it’s apart of the culture
A cult has great influence on ignorant people
To me culture is slavery
Fantastic testimony and speech of awareness for girls and women all over the world 🙏🥰❤ every school , college and universities should inform every girl and woman of preserving their bodys and how they can protect them from sex objects and abuse keep up the campaign around the world for women and our young girls with a safe space of abuse Allah's blessings 🙏🥰❤
Same reason otherwise morally normal people do male genital mutilation in the United States. Have you ever heard of Christopher Hutchins? He went after rabbi kushner
I am a man and im outraged that millions of woman have to go through this
What about all the baby boys that suffer the same fate?
@@jensen1971x not quite the same
@@chrisratcliffe6806 Forcibly mutilating children's genitals in an attempt to reduce sexual pleasure with no medical benefits. Looks the same to me.
@@jensen1971x it is abuse no mater the gender and I also think that woman and men shouldn't have to go through with sick stuff like this
@@chrisratcliffe6806 Actually, MGM is worse than FGM.
I'm a med student from Croatia. Two years ago one professor gave us a talk about global health problems. He mentioned FGM. He was brutally honest. No poking around the issue. He said that it's a pity this is not something spoken about in classes, that is classes on sexual health, because while it ia not a issue her NOW it might be something we will be facing in the future, wheter due to those women who immigrate in Croatia and have gone trough FGM, or if we go work abroad and see it somewhere else, in some county with more immigrants such as Brittain or Germany.
He alsi said he has seen what the consequences look like and than he said. 'It's not nice, not nice at all. I will not try to prepare you for it because, just like with so many things in our profession, you can't be prepared, not really. I will tell you that is probably one of the worst things I have seen in my career that was DONE to another human. Not something that 'just happened', like an injury, but something that was DONE!'
Those same doctors are telling people that male genital mutilation is a good thing. What does that tell you?
@@deydraniadiancecht8298 well that doesnt interfere with sexual health and it prevents hiv we have evidence there but fgm is problem cruelty on another level
@@ridarehman7319 I'm only going to say this once- MALE CIRCUMCISION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEALTH!!!
Get that through your fucking head!
@@deydraniadiancecht8298 thats what i said dear fucking deydrania🙄
Men worldwide suffer the inhumanity of having their genitals skinned in childhood as well. This violation of all children must be stopped!
She came from a family of people that were supposed to be educated but they did something so stupid to her and her sister.
Education has nothing to do with it. It’s brainwashing. MGM is common in the US, and still legal throughout the world, including the “advanced” west.
It was not something “stupid”, it was abuse, it was torture. It’s disgusting.
Imagine an eight day old dying from hemorrhaging or excessive blood loss caused by their own mother
I love how she is dressed in dirac, gorgorod and garbasaar and how Leila addresses this horrifying topic confidently. Kudos to You Leila! 😍😍
Ayman cillaan saartooy.
I think she looks lovely.
Can you tell me what she used to hold up the Dirac? I have a similar outfit and it's long aswell and needs to be held up
You so ignorant. Oh I am so happy and lucky and I thank my God who is a good God I wasnt born in Africa nor in Asia in a ☪️ community . Thank god you gave me a life with christians and normal people!
Words can't explain how watching this made me feel. I can't imagine what that little 7year old Leyla went through. I am so sorry you had to go thru that.. Ur brave for speaking out x
I am so saddened and horrified for all the girls who have been through this...I learned about this abuse 25 yrs ago when I was scrolling tv channels and accidently stopped to watch. It was an actual filming of a girl being mutilated!! I had nightmares and cried about it for months....I could not get this out of my head...This needs to stop!!
I am saddened and horrified for all boys that have had this done. I first saw male genital mutilation on an American tv show thank god my father protected me from genital mutilation.
@@xajax2507 _This is concerning female genital mutilation! Did you not read the title or watch the video? You're acting like you were born blind and mentally challenged. If you wanna complain about male circumcision, you need to post your feed underneath a video that is talking about that particular subject! Now shut the heck up about male mutilation... No FGM survivor or supporter wants to hear or discuss it when trying to make a point in regards to the barbaric practice of female circumcision_
@@unknownemailer6731 Thank you. Reading the comments, I could not believe the men who are comparing the male circumcision. I guess it could be lack of anatomy knowledge. I am an OB nurse and there is no comparison.
@@xajax2507 Its wrong imo for ppl to cut boys unless its for medical reason like there are aparently some medical reasons to circumsise a boy, but FGM is much worse horrible awful , Like I find it outrageous they do it to boys for religious resaon but FGM just goes way beyond what boys go through FGM is horrific
Men worldwide suffer the inhumanity of having their genitals skinned in childhood as well. This violation of all children must be stopped!
Liyla I love you for talks open , It happened to me too I am fro Ethiopia, I remember when it happened to me I was 10 years old I remember the pian I was screaming for help no one's help me, Liyla thank you for standing up and spreading knowledge
I have two gurl from a Somali man from a previous marriage and the mintiue I herd this I ran the hell away from him because of the fear of my gurls having this FGM.
Sweety not every somali believes in this, it's few and far between. Ppl have gotten educated and knows the danger and problems following etc. You have nothing to worry about, I hope you let your daughters see their dad and know where they came from. God bless!
I hope you saved your sons as well! 👏👏👏
@@anid9027 it's not few and far between at all. 98% of somali girls and women endure FGM.
She is such a beautiful and brave woman
Her parents were educated and that didn't help her. So what is the answer?
What is with people (men in particular) who want to control women's bodies? I love that this brave woman is taking that control back and sharing her story and experience with others.
What is it with women who want to control men’s bodies?
So many american mothers insist on stripping their boys of their rightful human sexuality for life. It’s horrible to listen to these women, who should be nurturing and protecting their children, rather than brutalizing them and skinning their sex organs 😞
fear of the power of women
In those cultures mom wants the tradition to continue for her daughter. Mom does the same thing for a son. Women want this to continue. It’s not about men controlling women
Just as many women in Somalia are pushing female genital mutilation as men are... by the way, they also mutilate their men's genitals..
@@michaelwatts5481 That is only partly true. In a lot of those communities the men say they won't marry an uncut woman. I've heard mothers admit that they don't want this for their daughter, but simply have no choice, because an intact woman will be an outcast.
And I don't want any girl to go through it
Or any boy.......
This was impactful. I cannot fathom the kind of exhaustion and pain that these women deal with on a daily basis from such a common practice rooted in such deeply misunderstood and harmful practices. I wish nothing but peace for the women who have suffered. I hope to be able to spread news and word and donate as I can so that future generations will not suffer so needlessly. Thank you for sharing your story Leyla.
Men worldwide suffer the inhumanity of having their genitals skinned in childhood as well. This violation of all children must be stopped!
My heart started thumping while reading this, it's truly awful.
I am American and had to have 1/2 of my labia removed on the right side due to Cancer. I was traumatized for 2 years and it was the worst time of my life. I could never do this to my child.
I’m so sorry for your trauma 😞
Are you a member of any groups, especially on FB, who seek to educate American parents about the harms of male circumcision? Please consider doing so. The abuse of all children needs to end.
I'm sharing tears now I was at the age of seven when this happened to me. And now I'm 28 now still facing problems.
I am sorry. It is horrible crime that was done to you, even do the intention high have been good.
Brilliant, resilient, gorgeous, stunningly fearless, wise and powerful. Thats all I can say about you and your "squad" (which I suspect extends far beyond the pictures of the women you showed). So much love and support to you, for not only surviving what you did (both physical and emotional) and coming out on the other side as a better person than your predecessors, but even more so, for making the WORLD at large a better place. Thank you
Brave men are speaking out against MGM as well! Don’t forget their tragic stories!
a gyne surgeon cut off my labia and clit hood during a pelvic prolapse repair! I DID NOT sign any consent form for THAT! now the scars cause alot of pain.. I can't stand sex at all and dealing with fistulas from the poorly healed prolapse surgery scars.
I hope you successfully sued..
Wait, *what?* who's this doctor, and which country does s/he work in? This shouldn't happen ever!
Gretta, I'm so sorry this happened to you. This doctor needs to go to prison or worse. The animal.
@@purpledawn2727 it's in Minnesota. Usa
I hope you sued him with help of some human rights organisation and he can never practise anywhere in the world again?
i am crying.thank you for coming up.i cant imagine how much pain one goes through
Leyla, You are a hero. Thank you for helping to expose this horrific practice. I am on your squad.
Don’t forget the boys/men who suffer worldwide. They need you on their squad as well!
Nothing for pain! Torture for anyone, but to have it done on a child so young. Horrifying.
Thank you for this video.
I wish all of you women courage to fight and end FGM.
And MGM. Please don’t forget the suffering of boys and men 😞
That lady is amazing!!!! We need more women like this in the world. I have a daughter and I cannot begin to even imagine her having to go through this. This simply has to stop. What have we become in this world to allow this.
It’s total insanity. Here in the us is very common to strip male infants of their genital flesh.
This abuse has to end. No child/human should suffer this fate 😞
This is plain cruel practice and abuse! Makes me happy that I live in a country that this isn't allowed. Those people needs to be educated
Please join some fb groups, and help educate Americans about the harms of MGM, which is widely practiced here, and still legal throughout the world due to US influence!
@@danielbryce6072 male circumcision is no where near the level of fgm
@@danielbryce6072 oh FFS 🤣
I had no idea that this practice was so widespread. It is amazing that women allow this heinous act to be done to other women and to make matters worse, their own family. I am definitely with you on this. It has to stop.
Would you believe MGM is common in the US, and still legal throughout the western world?
This abuse of children and assault upon humanity must end 😞
Why won't this stop!? This is horrific!
Bless your heart. I can't fathom what you and HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF children have had to endure. I was sexually abused beginning at age 5 until age 17 and sexually assaulted by my own husband until we divorced at age 21. I'm so proud of EVERYTHING that you're doing. Speaking out about this issue must have been so frightening in the beginning. God bless you and ALL the work you are doing!💜🙏🏽
BILLIONS of children. 100 million women and over a billion men have been stripped of their rightful human sexuality 😞
Crying while she's sharing her story 💔 I will be supporting her advocacy 👏🏽 Thank you for your Bravery, Layla.
THIS NEEDS MORE VIEWS!
It's hard to spent free time and read about Africa. So many things is here so brutal, so unfair and cruel. I have heard about brutal practices but i can't belive that in 2018/2019 or 2020 (soon) it's still performed! I love Mrs Leyla for sharing it and teaching that FGM will bring only pain, death and many other negative consequences.
There is no doubt that FGM is murdering beautiful young girls from all world and there is no reason to continue this crime!!!
Please don’t forget about the boys and men who suffer from genital mutilation as well 😞
One thing I can never wrap my head around is *why* don't they use anesthesia? I mean, this procedure is awful enough as is, so why do they insist on making it even more painful and traumatic? It's like they're going for the gold in the pain olympics.
Beautiful testimony
What a brilliant, intelligent, sensible human being! May she be heard, respected and listened to!
Such a powerful speech..
One of the main issues is that this "practice" was tied in with Islam because of the fact that Mohammed did not explicitly prohibit it. He essentially said, "do not cut deeply." If he had prohibited it, the practice might have been eradicated by now. If you look at an FGM map, the overwhelming majority of instances of this "practice" are in Muslim majority countries/areas. Tradition is hard enough to break but when you tie religion in with it, it becomes very difficult. History confirms this fact. It explains things like the date of Christmas and various other holidays. All of them are based in tradition and religion. This is why the Church did not ban the winter festival, but rather converted it to the birth of Christ.
Anyway, the point is that getting these people to change is way easier said than done. You would need a consensus of Islamic scholars to say that the "practice" is haram (prohibited) in order to see any real change. Also, trying to separate Islam from this "practice" is definitely counter productive. Muslims will definitely not want to admit to being largely responsible for this because it is a difficult fact for them. Yes, non Muslims practice it. But, the map does not lie. It cannot be tied to Africa as an African problem nor is it STRICTLY an Islamic problem. If I had to define it, it would say it is a cultural problem with Islamic elements tied in.
Anyone who says that FGM is not a Muslim issue at all is lying to you. It is no coincidence that a map of FGM practicing countries almost completely mirrors a map of Islamic countries. In this case, correlation does imply causation. I understand that FGM predates Islam but it became tied to Islam whenever Mohammed did not prohibit it, essentially making it acceptable within the religion. Educating people about the dangers will help in many cases but you need strong religious arguments as well in order to change people's minds about FGM.
Please don't mix Islam in this matter because Africa has different religion and 90% of them they practice FMG in Asia Middle East as well the practiced as culture not of religion .
From my research, it did start through the beginning Islam religion! The husbands conspired with spiritual leaders to lie to their wives that it was part of the Islam law when it never ever was…
I am so terribly sorry for you and for EVERY girl who ever had to go through this travesty! I can’t imagine the cruelty.
Oh am really related this when every I gt my period I feel like it’s my last day in this world 🌎 😭😭😭😭 it’s so hard this situation
bless u am so sorry u went through this
I cried so much throughout this video!
You are a wonderful woman the world needs woman like you. To do this to little girls is just Hanis I can’t imagine doing this. I think you are so strong and brave for making people aware of This terrible crime. God bless you
Barbaric an awful thing. So sick!
I've never knew that there's a practice like this before now. Knowing this breaks my heart this is a crime and no one should be subject to this barbaric act. Thank you for standing up and spreading the knowledge.
The practice of MGM is far more common, 10x as many men suffer from genital mutilation as women.
No human should have to endure this atrocity 😞
@@danielbryce6072 Not even comparable.
@@alisonkamphuis266 they’re identical! They both have an identical list of complications. Traumatic shock occurs in both. Both experience lack of confidence and lack of empathy. Depression sexual anxiety orgasm difficulty. Hemorrhaging. Dryness chafing
Leya Hussein you are astounding and sO brave. a complete powerhouse. thank you ❤️
I think I have read Ms Hessians book on escape from Somalia to Oslo. She left behind her sister which broke her heart . But she needed to escape an arranged marriage. Courageous women like that she be applauded.. she also has a network support group in London for Muslim girls who are in danger of having an unwanted marriage.
Leyla, you are a beautiful, amazing woman! I can only imagine the pain, psychosis, and trust issues you've endured throughout your whole ordeal and the amount of applause I can offer is not nearly what you deserve!
Im an atheist and have no track with people that say all cultures are equaly valid and should be respected. There are absolutes and a right to not be mutilated is one of them. This practice, and the much less severe but also horrible male cutting (religious and cultural circumcision) must be stopped.
I dont know I would ever trust or like, let alone love, a family that did this to me. I also cant begin to imagine the horror of an orgasmless life.
Orgasm is irrelevant to me ,never understood the appeal of sex
You're so strong
I wonder how women will go through the pain of this and still do it to their children
Beautiful Leyla, how well you speak, articulate and passionate. May we end this barbaric practice, sooner rather than later!
Amazing woman, much respect to you 👏👏👏
This story is proof that ignorance knows no bounds. She describes her relatives and immediate family as being members of the upper echelon of society; doctors, electrical engineers, and so on. And yet they allowed this brutality to be inflicted upon their daughter. SMDH😡😡👎🏾👎🏾
Education does not seem to stop the ignorance of this practice. MGM is still legal throughout the western world, and widely practiced in supposedly “advanced” nations like the US, Israel, and S. Korea 😞
@@danielbryce6072 Exactly my point.
@@danielbryce6072MGM IS Different than FGM
Thank GOD you are speaking out know little girl should go thru that. Keep shouting off the roof tops until change happens.
Thank you for being courageous and helping stop this FGM torture girls are going through. This would have been so so horrific for you to go through😔🙏 yes it has to be stopped now 😡
Brilliant.
Well done Leyla. You have taken a big step and spoken out
Thank you for the work you are doing and for educating those of us who didn't know this existed. This practice is insane and incredibly damaging.
It is extremely damaging, to individuals, relationships, families, and society.
As a victim, I am well aware of the harm caused by this insane, ignorant genital mutilation of boys and girls, as well as intersex children 😞
Nice video!
There was a glaring mistake in the video though, in the first 30 seconds. Somalia does not have the "longest coastline in the world" Its not even close to countries like Canada and Russia. Somalia ranks around 50th for longest coastlines.
Somalia does has the longest coastline in Africa. I think she just made a mistake and meant to say Africa. Its a minor thing in the context of the video, Leyla is awesome.
You are so brave.
if anyone tried to defend this abuse in front of me (especially by saying it ‘looks good’) i would have the strongest urge to punch them in the face. i mean how dare you. it’s so sick and twisted. no little girl deserves this.
In the US, it is common Sri strip boys of their most sensitive genital flesh forever. Please consider joining FB groups speaking out against this horror!
Child genital mutilation must be banned worldwide!
I’m from Russia and I have never heard of it but from foreign sources. Maybe in places where people are religious of Islam... when I knew about it I was terrified, my organ hurts when I even think about it..
Anastasia, this has no connection to Islam. Listen to what she says too. She already said that the holy book does not mention this at all. This is just a stupid tradition being practiced by some so pls don't raise Islam here without being sure of facts. I am a Muslim and never went through this or none of my cousins or etc etc. Just horrible tradition for some.
H. M M.A I’ve never heard about this tradition either.
It's an ancient Egyptian practice that is more on East Africa
Has nothing to do with religion it's an excuse! It's never mentioned in any religious bible
@@damnmuggle that's what I'm saying. It's an African practice that was passed from from ancient Egypt. I'm east African and I come from a region that has this practice rampant. I asked my mother about its origins and she called it "pharonic" and that it was then passed down to us. The other thing is that many people think they are doing their daughters a favour since they have nomadic lifestyle where they travel for miles with only their life stock, they worry that someone might kidnap them and rape them. Most of them don't live in a society or have any neighbors. So to them, they see it as keeping a woman's honour and a form of protection in case they run into problems during their travel.
Peace and greetings my friend. I am so stoked, over what you said, my brain cannot compute, even the horror of such an act, let alone actually going through such pain my girl. I am so sorry from my heart, if I was there my lovely I would have turned the razor on the old witch, and she would have not been leaving the house without some of her body parts being left behind, preferably all 8 digits/fingers ! Thank you so much for sharing and being so very brave my girl. ♥
Brave men are speaking out about the horrors of MGM as well. Please support them with such passion!
@@danielbryce6072 😂😂😂😂
God bless you leila for your gutsiness and your courage and your bravery
Thank you ❤im with you
I don't feel so ashamed of my V now. I'm glad this never happened to me. That is absolutely horrific.
Amazing speech God bless you Layla you are so brave
I love your voice and I'm sorry you had to go thru that
Amazing woman!!!
I love you for talks open others I'm from Kenya and that is truly Paine I will never forget I don't love theme forever
This is bravery
I'm shock for what I'm hearing .
I wish I do something to change this in the world. I feel helpless being a single person though. Feel free to give me ideas how I can make a difference..
There are organizations around the world advocating education, reform, and change . FGM is not a one country/one continent/one religion problem. Tragically it is global. A single person can make an impact. Leyla made an impact on you. Those you help, knowingly or not, have a ripple effect.
There are several FB groups dedicated to ending MGM in the US and worldwide. Unfortunately, this brutal violence against boys is still legal throughout the western world
I can’t post a link, but one is called “your whole baby”
Thank you Leyla. You are my shero!
This is inhumane!
Can I be in your squad!? Please?
Much respect for your bravery in speaking out!
Sorry you went through that leila and sorry you and your sister went through that and to every other girl who has had to suffer this horrendous hellborn practice i say im sooooooooooooo sorry you had to go through that
No one has the right to change anybody for the sake of acceptance
A Goddess who could not be Destroyed.
Im sorry for what happened to your sister leila may god bless her in heaven and may god comfort you and your family for what happened to your sister
Any girl who goes through this says its the worst day if their life gee i wonder why
I believe that someone in my family had a simular process. My step mom said. She should consult her obgyn and or the doctor. This is very saddening to here. However I can't say that I relate to this one.
PRAISE THE LORD FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM/SQUAD, MAY THE CREATOR BLESS YOUR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES & YOUR IMPORTANT MINISTRY & ALL THOSE YOU HELP OR HELPED.
((HUGS AND KISSES TO YOU!!!))
You are a strong and intelligent woman, really sorry for what happened ❤️
God bless you leila youre so awesome
You are so awesome leila god bless you girl im a survivor of sexual violence cos im still here and im defiant cos i havent given up
Would be interesting to know when this sadistic practice start taking place... Was it post or pre-colonisation?
its an ancient nomadic practice. to protect daughters of nomadic tribes from rape by other tribes .obviously has no place and must not be done in out society today.
It's very ancient like ,5000 years ago
how do I work with you
What amazing woman these are . Should never happen
It so terrible that so sick to do that any child .😢
This Habit used to do it by Our GOAT Ancestors (The Pharaohs)....proud to be The Pharaohs and Somali ❤
Elders are most cruel ppl .. they think they ve right to force a child to do anything
I am glad i don't remember it when it happened to me
I can't even imagine what i would do if i had had to survive it... The consequences will stay with You all life. It's the most sad part of it.
Please go and teach others that it doesn't work and it's simple murder for many very young girls.
Same
Im sorry leila for what you and your sister went through
This was informative. Thank god I live in the united states where this is not practiced.
You may think it’s not happening in the USA but it’s a under ground thing. You will never know
The US is the epicenter of MGM. Please speak out against the mutilation of boys and men, and help us outlaw this violence against ALL children!
BEAUTIFUL BRAVE WOMAN.
With you for you
WICKEDNESS IN THE HIGHEST
I heard an African activist say “FGM won’t stop until MGM stops”
What about Ayan Hirsi Ali? It was thanks to her and her "Caged virgin" that i first learned of FGM some 15 years ago. She has done so much for anti-FGM movement.
Still, I cannot even fathom anyone could ever believe this barbaric practice is acceptable, or even worse - do it to a child.
Hope you succeed in abolishment of this abuse ❤️