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The angel returns / by Fatusch Productions.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Bakker, Jacqueline, 1966-
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- Somali
- Subjects (All):
- Musse, Isnino Ahmed.
- Clitoridectomy--Somalia.
- Clitoridectomy.
- Female genital mutilation--Somalia.
- Female genital mutilation.
- Somalia.
- Somalis--Rites and ceremonies.
- Somalis.
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Genre:
- Documentary.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2003.
- Language Note:
- Somali, subtitles in English.
- Summary:
- This colorfully photographed films is set in Somalia, where the tradition of female circumcision is firmly entrenched. Isnino Ahmed Musso, a determined and articulate woman, wants change. More than most other films on this subject, this shows clearly what problems a reformer faces. Circumcision is a tradition of family honor, a marketable commodity for dowries, a religious rite, a means to control women s sexuality, and what is often not expressed, a livelihood for the many women who perform this ritual. Circumcisers are viewed with respect and paid for their services. They lobby fiercely against its abolition. Isnino uses all methods at her disposal to change the mindset of her people, including radio debates, which is an effective way to reach an illiterate population. But often, after meeting with religious leaders and elders in villages, she realizes that her best hope is to encourage a transition from a full Pharaonic circumcision to the lesser Sunna-type just a few small cuts. This is an important film to show in African Studies and Women s Studies.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 747798522
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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