FGM Becomes a Growing Problem in the UK

British girls are having their genitals mutilated in barbaric Islamic practices while the UK media and public remain in a state of denial.

Denial of the truth about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) can be seen in the failure to prosecute the perpetrators of these atrocities and in the media’s reluctance to acknowledge the Islamic basis behind these crimes.

A typical example of this type of denial was the report last month in the Guardian about FGM parties being held in the UK. The article did not even mention Islam, even though it is clear that the practice of FGM is religiously motivated. By failing to recognize the religious context of FGM, the British authorities fighting the problem are doing so with one hand tied behind their back.

Although the full extent of the problem is unknown due to the hidden nature of the crime, the NHS has estimated that “over 20,000 girls under the age of 15 are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK each year, and that 66,000 women in the UK are living with the consequences of FGM.” It has also been reported that the UK has the highest rates of FGM for all of Europe, even though the hideous practice was outlawed in 1985.

In an effort to halt the problem, the Department of Education mailed information to every school in the country giving guidance on how to spot and respond to potential FGM. It was revealed on 22 May that nearly half of the head teachers in London schools have failed to read official guidelines on how to prevent the practice.

Data obtained by the Evening Standard in a Freedom of Information request show that only 56 percent of head teachers even opened the email after it was sent by Education Secretary Michael Gove in April. These new guidelines help teachers identify which girls in their schools are at risk of mutilation or have already suffered from it.

The same data shows that only 45 percent “clicked through” to actually read the guidelines. This means that 1,724 London schools essentially ignored the effort to prevent abuse. 1,534 head teachers opened the email, but only 1,198 actually read it by “clicking through.”

These reports sparked further concern from campaigners and MPs that schools are not taking proper measures to protect vulnerable girls from mutilation.

It is uncertain why the UK has such a high FGM rate. One factor is that the young girls who are FGM victims are unable to protect themselves. FGM is rarely reported because family members are often the ones ordering it. A 4-year-old girl cannot or will not call the authorities and testify against her family. In addition, girls do not know how to bring up the issue even if they wanted to. Female sexuality is something not often spoken about in communities that practice FGM.

But probably the primary reason FGM is so prevalent in Britain is because of mass immigration of Muslims in the last several years. Most of the countries from which these people immigrate are African countries where FGM is a cultural and religious practice. According to a UNICEF report, Muslims are the primary religious group that practices FGM, and many women believe that it is a religious requirement to have FGM performed on them.

Another key factor may have to do with the way multiculturalism has caused British leaders to ignore crimes perpetrated by British Muslims. In many new reports addressing FGM in Britain, any reference to Islam is carefully avoided, even though the practice was unheard of in Britain until the immigration of Muslims to the country.

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