The life of a girl is a pretty tough one, irrespective of the religion she belongs to because every religion has some rules/cultural practices that are used to suppress the female community. Through this video, we want to bring to your notice an artistic practice that is prevalent in some religions, and it is being practiced on the pretext of keeping a girl pure and a virgin.
We are talking about female genital mutilation (FGM) which is practiced not just in India but in some other countries as well. FGM is usually performed on girls who are 6-7 years old, and it is a process in which the clitoral hood is totally or partially removed, and it is done to suppress a girl’s s*xuality or to protect her chastity.
The video tells the story of a young girl named Erum, who is free-spirited and dreams of winning a dance competition, taking the medical exam, and building her career. Her mother has protected her and saved her from this practice despite the fact that Erum’s grandmother is a midwife who performs this process on young girls.
However, now Erum’s grandmother Shagufta and father Ali are adamant about marrying her off to a London-based banker, which was proposed by their close acquaintance Maulana, with a condition. A condition that shrieks for the pain and humiliation of generations, Erum has to be ‘pure’ (should have undergone FGM).
Now, the big question is whether Erum’s mother, Tabassum, will be able to save her this time as well.
You just can’t miss the video presented by KARA Studios, in which Barkha Sengupta and Helly Shah give a soul-stirring performance as the mother-daughter duo.
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Many countries have now banned FGM, but it is not prohibited in India and is still practiced by some sects, even though it hurts both physical health and mental health.
