200 Million Girls Cut: The Horrors Of FGM

In this powerful documentary, Jaha shares her deeply personal journey from being a survivor of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage to becoming a global advocate for women’s rights. Born in The Gambia, Jaha was subjected to FGM as a baby, and at 15, was forced to marry an older man in the United States. Her story unfolds as she realizes the devastating impact of FGM on her body and her life, leading her to fight for the protection of girls and women from this harmful practice.
Jaha returns to The Gambia with a mission: to challenge deeply rooted traditions and to spark a national conversation about FGM, a practice that has affected nearly every woman in her country. As she navigates resistance from her own family and community, Jaha takes on religious leaders and cultural norms, determined to create change. This documentary sheds light on the strength it takes to confront long-held beliefs and push for the rights of women and girls.
Through her activism, Jaha empowers a new generation of women and men to speak out against FGM, showing how one voice can lead to a national movement. This is a story of resilience, hope, and the fight for a future where no girl has to experience what Jaha went through. Follow her emotional journey as she challenges traditions, overcomes obstacles, and inspires a global audience to join her in ending FGM for good.
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[@casandrabullock9497]

That lady said the baby's head won't fit unless the mother is circumcised! Oh my gosh they need education! This is barbaric! I admire this lady for being brave and speaking out. God bless her🙏🏻💜

[@anjhelabaribeau]

I know and the fact the “midwife” is saying this. Like common sense went out the door

[@leilamohamed-wy3xf]

I know, the ignorance is shocking! Like she truly believes this to be true 😮

[@3lfruler]

Agreed.. it just shows how just because something is a tradition doesn't mean it's good for every generation or anyone at all for that fact. One of the worst ideas worldwide that humans have is, It's always been this way. Why change it

[@evefam4984]

Thousands of years of evolution and yet we heard this type of ignorance . This believes hurt others and scar them forever .

[@LindsayW138]

I'm a nurse in Canada, and one of my dreams in my career is to join Doctors Without Borders. I read about women in remote parts of Africa who are mutilated as children, and then it's common for them to be married and become pregnant very young. Because of both FGM and their small bodies, childbirth is extremely difficult and it's common for mother or baby to die or suffer a life-altering injury during the birth. In hospital in the Western world, it is common for women to suffer tearing during childbirth even under ideal circumstances. But here, these tears are quickly sutured and generally heal without issue. In rural Africa, these tears go unrepaired, leading to infection and the wound getting worse over time. Some women have deep tearing from childbirth that make it difficult to hold their urine or bowels, and causes them great embarrassment and isolation. Ever since I read about these womens suffering, it made me want to do something about it. When I pay off my student loans in some years, I want to join a Doctors Without Borders mission to help these women.

[@GolDFish-if1ov]

This has to stop. This is truly evil! I don't care about tradition. This is sick. 😢

[@Twinklingstar1203]

I’m an Egyptian and actually there are still some people do that to their kids around age of 9-12 years old. Thank God my mamma didn’t agree to do it to me or my sister although that she got it and my aunt -my mother’s sister- did it to one of her 4 daughters 😢 My cousin is suffering until today from this traumatic experience as well as lots of my female colleagues at work 💔 I really hope that stops already.

[@birdbrain4364]

@Twinklingstar1203 I am an English white lady and I hug every one of you who escaped that trauma and every lady who escapes the beating. I still enjoy cooking for my husband and son at home as they are both disabled. But I have family members who have different circumstances and the roles are totally reversed and gender never comes into it. Love is love and we care for those we totally love xx

[@phutilanga2047]

It’s about control, about men being sure they are the only ones sleeping with their women. It’s a very sad injustice rooted in patriarchy, that uses lack of education or understanding of their own bodies against them. I really hope my people get a hold of more information so they can stand for themselves.

[@GhastlyCretin]

Women insist on having this done to their daughters too. It's a cultural problem across the board.

[@tylociraptor8131]

But men also do it to other men.

[@barbaralamson7450]

This is the very best news I've ever heard of from The Gambia. I will keep the hope going that one day it will stop FGM forever.

[@cozmarine7771]

What a goddess. Where are you all. Congratulations to this inspiring young woman.❤

[@filiasolis5495]

A culture that takes the soul out of the eyes. Those women look afraid and empty.

[@sainjie9214]

Jaha, I want to thank you for your bravery, and your outstanding work in The Gambia. I’m from Gambia, my friend from Belize sent me this documentary. Through watching it, I teared up a couple of times. What an incredible job you did. I want to thank you

[@Tanyah-]

Some serious education is required in these communities ❤

[@yka-z4x]

What an inspirational woman. Hats off to you, Jaha. Keep standing your ground in bringing new changes and development towards the betterment of humanity especially women and children. Love from India ❤️✊🏼

[@lolalalia4119]

I remember reading about this in a Reader's Digest when I was a kid in the 90s. Heartbreaking this is still continuing 💔

[@anjhelabaribeau]

Saying bismillah before mutilating a baby is crazy. Devils work. Then laughed and thinks it’s funny when she expresses how much pain it put her though. Brainless & heartless

[@leilamohamed-wy3xf]

I know, it’s sickening. I can’t get my head around it

[@DonnellOkafor-r2d]

Bless her, but l don't think she's going to change their minds. It's going to take a couple of generations. Her talking to the young woman hopefully will open their minds so they wouldn't want this practice carried out on their daughters Forced marriage in the Gambia is different from the US. Here it is a crime. To cope with US culture and being a wife at 15 must have been overwhelming

[@dancingdingo]

Oddly enough all of my sister in laws had this done. It was in Egypt and she was born in the later 80's. Thankfully none of my nieces had this done. Sadly you can still have it done without medical supervision, boys and girls, no consent and in a back street witchdoctor like place with a reused razor blade containing heaven knows how many diseases and plenty that haven't even been discovered yet.😮 Sorry I should have warned you I'd probably end up in a tangent.

[@zuleigahanslip7689]

Women have died from Infection from this procedure. 😢😢

[@whyknot9328]

so grateful for Jaha for all her hard work in saving girl babies from this horrible practice

[@leilamohamed-wy3xf]

This woman is doing great work, hopefully changing the world. Yet you can tell she’s not earning much (with respect). I hope she gets the remuneration she deserves

[@MicR71]

What a brave lady to take on this horrible practice in her home country.

[@kayleighackers3487]

What an amazing woman, she is doing such good work to stop this barbaric process.

[@philippamediwake1235]

What a remarkable woman ❤

[@lindih111]

This reminds me of a book I read, "The desert flower," by Waris Dirie." This documentary is heart breaking just like the book is🤔

[@tonirowe1975]

I’m so glad that they are speaking out about this I can’t imagine anything like this sometimes some of these religious practices are very selfish ways of controlling people

[@tama3331]

Where is the UN where are the protests

[@karencahill4798]

Barbaric! Robing a woman’s God’s Given gift to climax. Unconscionable practice.

[@LoloO42]

Alice Walker's book "Possessing the secret of joy" opened my eyes to this type of suffering. It saddens me to see that decades later, it is still so widely practiced. Jaha is so brave. And thank you to the makers of this film.

[@rustynails8756]

I cried so many times during this documentary. Jaha is an extraordinary woman.

[@warriorofdreams]

And this is one of the BIGGEST issues I have with religion. Just because some book made (and translated and rewritten how many times) says something so we should just follow no matter how horrifying and disgusting the practice is. That's why education is so important, it gives people way more to think about then what any religion says.

[@yokastaazcona6776]

Her life been so hard. What a courageous women.

[@VistagDENMARK]

Salute to u young woman jaha..your s best❤❤❤you gonna save all the girls to your country❤❤ they qont suffer to this king of practice anymore😢😢😢 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tinygrim]

Horrible practice.

[@rahmahussein4964]

Unfortunately am one of those girls 😢

[@dancingdingo]

All of my sister in laws are. Thankfully my nieces aren't.

[@GolDFish-if1ov]

Why?

[@birdbrain4364]

Hugs xx

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

@@GolDFish-if1ovI doubt it was her choice.....

[@terriepate2824]

Thank all gods you will keep your daughters safe.

[@idadrammeh4364]

Bravo jaha. You’re truly inspirational ❤👏🏼

[@Alqawsijr]

Its unique subject, good to see that .

[@bethhaines6340]

Infibulation of a newborn baby that's barbaric abuse on an enormous level I'm soooooooooo sorry jaha for what was done to you those people who did that to you will answer to our mighty father in heaven that is sadistic abuse and it's punishable by law on earth as well as heaven

[@Hope7468]

This pretty wome is brave strong 💪 good heart❤ for her to care for other women in her village God bless her she has been to very hard times so much pain she has gone thru wow but over all she is good now very blessed happy with a family doing something good positive bless her life jesus christ. ❤

[@bethhaines6340]

Beautiful children jaha,they're gorgeous god bless them

[@bethhaines6340]

Since when has it been wrong to enjoy a healthy sexual relationship with your husband?that's why fgm needs to stop because all that it results in is heartbreak and misery😢😭😠😱😰😈👿

[@bethhaines6340]

Educational awareness and understanding as well as support for women who have been through fgm are some ways in which fgm can stop

[@TheMagnificentGman]

The religion of peace strikes again

[@Hateweek1984]

Ahhhh...."africa"

[@apathyguy8338]

Only those who believe in God can perpetrate such evil upon their own children. It's pathetic.

[@lizmorrison4284]

A week old 😢 Horrendous

[@adriankoh4859]

Why choose Islam?

[@sunnydayhappy992]

Hello everyone, i see in the comments section those blaming islam ,this has nothing to with islam it more so in old pagan traditions perserved by some cultures in fact islam protects the rights of daughters and woman so please don't insinuate your uneducated view on islam beaides what you were told in movies and media. That being said i speak from first hand in thia situation so dont come for me instead be kind and mindful of what you type.

[@bethhaines6340]

Fgm:the cut that can't be forgiven no to fgm

[@suzekendall4841]

I love these women wanting change. But I could not unsee that poor sheeps eyes, when he realised he was getting cut.😢

[@agirl8313]

Yet they refuse to blame Islam smdh. This is not only cultural🙄🙄

[@earlkeith4135]

Wow Sending Prayers That's Horrible! 💞🙏💞

[@bethhaines6340]

Educate don't mutilate

[@freweynitesfay472]

imagine we Africans we have beautiful culture but knowledge is problem how will the head come out? oh God

[@tamiko_8369]

This is horrible 😭

[@AnjelicaMcdivitt-w6i]

Jazlyn Overpass

[@BrieBella2707]

Why are we importing this?

[@SandraMoore-u1z]

Hintz Knoll

[@cozmarine7771]

Not many comments. I wonder why

[@AngelsandDragonfliesAIVideos]

It is newly posted.

[@bethhaines6340]

Get educated then

[@birdbrain4364]

I am from England and not that old but in my heart I still believe there are male and female roles. FGM has really made me think about extremes. You are a brave woman but there still has to be give and take in relationships ❤️

[@rococochocolate479]

That is horrible look at his face evil

[@bahbinta1414]

Your husband need to be prison 😢

[@End_Illegal_Apartheid_israhell]

fgm

[@johnsenchak]

va-neanee !

[@Dana-tm4ti]

Just wait until they find out what they do to infant boys in America

[@GhastlyCretin]

I don't agree with male circumcisions but they are not the same thing as this at all.

[@amy-dm3fu]

not the same

[@keithmutamba1395]

Not the same

[@idasauerwein512]

Absolutely not the same at all, but thanks for playing

[@ZahidKhilji-sy9hm]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸😭

[@GolDFish-if1ov]

Are you giving free Palestine? Can I have some?

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

Yes, free it from religion. Oppressive religion causes FGM. You won't find a single atheist on the planet who would think FGM is a good thing.

[@philippamediwake1235]

What does this have to do with FGM?

[@geraldbrooks8507]

What about Yemen, Ukraine, Syria, and Sudan? Do you not care about them?😢

[@ZahidKhilji-sy9hm]

@@geraldbrooks8507 Thank you my brother.i have forgotten them