Then the old woman takes her razor and excises the clitoris. The infibulation follows: the operator cuts with her razor from top to bottom of the small lip and then scrapes the flesh from the inside of the large lip. This nymphectomy and scraping are repeated on the other side of the vulva…

The little girl howls and writhes in pain, although strongly held down. The operator wipes the blood from the wound and the mother, as well as the guests, verify her work, sometimes putting their fingers in. The opening left for urine and menstrual blood is minuscule…

Then the operator applies a paste and ensures the adhesion of the large lips by means of an acacia thorn, which pierces one lip and passes through into the other. She sticks in three or four in this manner down the vulva. These thorns are then held in place either by means of sewing thread, or w

Through all of this, though, there is still one important question to be asked. Attempts to increase awareness about the problems of FGM/FC and curtail its existence have been implemented through laws and organizations in Sudan and many other countries, but are they enough? Do the many governments and organizations around the world do all that is in their power to stop these acts? There are many different opinions pertaining to these questions, but a possible lack of work being undertaken to stop FGM/FC could definitely exacerbate this problem in Sudan and worldwide, internationally speaking.

The major gap in the Sudan effort seems to be the lack of a planned and sustained education program for the eradication of FGM/FC…governmental involvement in its eradication is minimal. Governmental policy of allowing lesser forms of FGM/FC to be practiced, but legislating against infibulation appeared not to have worked; the law was barely enforced and attempts to medicalize FGM/FC also failed (87).

Locally speaking, Sudan lacks in its attempts to fight FGM/FC among the people. Dorkenoo, author of Cutting the Rose, writes:

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