Abuse Quote by Waris Dirie
“Female genital mutilation targets little girls, baby girls - fragile angels who are helpless, who cannot fight back. It's a crime against a child, a crime against humanity. It's abuse. It's absolutely criminal and we have to stop it.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: UN Women Conference, 2015
Violence against young girls is a grave human rights violation demanding urgent global action.
In simple terms: Child abuse is a crime.
Key Takeaway
Advocate for protection and legal reform.
Themes
human rights
gender violence
child protection
Mood
outraged
empathetic
Type
advocacy
activist
When to use this quote
- policy making
- education campaigns
- community outreach
- legal advocacy
Key Concepts
law
social justice
activism
Questions to Reflect On
- How can societies change harmful traditions?
- What role can individuals play in ending the practice?
A Different Perspective
Cultural resistance may impede reforms.
![“The African specialist Nahid Toubia puts it plain [when speaking of female genital mutilation]: In a man it would range from amoutation of most of the penis, to "removal of all the penis, its roots of soft tissue and part of the scrotal skin.” quote by Eve Ensler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/59c/eve-ensler-1402_genital_the-african-specialist-nahid-toubia-puts_384212.jpg)
![“After all, [female genital mutilation is] a key pillar of institutional misogyny in Islam: its entire purpose is to deny women sexual pleasure. True, a lot of us hapless western men find we deny women sexual pleasure without even trying, but we don't demand genital mutilation to guarantee it. On…” quote by Mark Steyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f52/mark-steyn-1844_civilization_after-all-female-genital-mutilation-is-a_1656323.jpg)
