Do not listen to that voice of doubt which tells you that you can’t. Instead, have confidence in your ability to make your dreams become your reality.
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Stop Abuse of Women
The World Health Organization estimates that between 100 million and 140 million women and girls world wide have been subjected to female genital mutilation. The report states that about three million girls are at risk each year.
The purpose of female genital mutilation is to curb the sexual desire of the girl or woman and preserve her sexual honor before marriage.. They see this as a way of guaranteeing her virginity and fidelity. The mutilation is irreversible and the procedure is extremely painful.
FGM is practiced in Egypt, Somalia, Yemen, Mali, Sudan, Guinea, Djibouti, Mauritania and others. Knives, scissors, scalpels, pieces of glass and razor blades are often used and often times these instruments are not sterile. What is even more troubling is that the procedure is often done without anesthetic.
The practice has dreadful consequences. Mortality rate is high and the survivors suffer their whole lives from the psychological and medical consequences of the operation. They are traumatized and suffer from health issues during marriage and pregnancy. Most endure rather than enjoy sex. Female Genital Mutilation must stop. No woman should have to endure this horrible form of abuse.
Related articles
- Female genital mutilation: ‘I want to help other girls’ (guardian.co.uk)
- UN passes first resolution condeming female genital mutilation (rawstory.com)
Thought For Today
Energy and time is wasted when it is used to find faults and criticize situations, unless it is followed up by a practical workable solution.
M Williams
Thought For Today
We shouldn’t go looking for greener grass on the other side, what we should do instead is to go looking for trees that have the potential for bearing fruits”
M Williams
Stop Abuse of Women
Let us cease women to be subdued or allow ourselves to be boxed in by a wall of silence. Let our voices be heard. Let the stories of rape and other atrocities against be told. Throughout the world women are being abused. The disparity in the treatment of the sexes is real. The heinous crimes of rapes, murders and other forms of abuse meted out to women are real. The killing of babies because they are girls is real.
In the beginning God created woman as a companion for man. He did this because He thought man was lonely and needed another human like himself to relate to. I am quite sure it was intended that man would take good care of that woman. The heart of some men seem to be desperately wicked. They have no concept of what it is like to care for a woman. They are emotionally barren, devoid of the ability to love her unconditionally.
It is from the womb of a woman that new life enters this world. For nine months she carries a child in her womb, going through morning sickness and all the other things that comes with pregnancy. All she hopes for is a healthy child whether it be male or female. She does not hate her child because he happens to be a male. Her love is unconditional. She goes through labor and suffers excruciating pain to bring this child into the world. She spends many a sleepless night caring for her child, putting his or her needs before her own. At the end of it all how is she repaid?
Cursed is the man who lays his hand on a woman except to show his affection. Cursed is the man who inflicts pain on a woman. Cursed is the man who rapes a woman, violating the very place from where he made his entrance into this world. Shame unto the man who has no understanding that without a woman there would be no man because it takes both to reproduce. Men and women are of equal importance; if one become extinct in due time the other will cease to exist.
It is time for changes. It is time for stronger laws put in place that will protect women globally. The atrocities against woman must stop. Women across the world must stand together and demand equal rights and justice.
Every man on earth is born of a woman and men ought to respect that. A nation that fails to protect its women is a nation that in spite of all its achievements, has failed humanity. It is like a pig wallowing in its own filth, no matter what it does at the end of the day it is a disgrace to the human race.
Related articles
- Attempted suicide of raped Moroccan highlights plight of victims (arabworld360.blogspot.com)
The Seed
I planted a seed of faith,
I molded it up with hope,
I showered it with love,
Then waited for it to grow,
It grew for a while,
But then it got scorched up by the sun,
I watered it with my tears,
Refusing to let it die,
I held on to my faith’,
I continued to hope,
It struggled for a while,
Then slowly began to grow,
And then one morning,
I looked outside my bedroom window,
To find that it had bloomed,
And I felt a burst of joy,
As my eyes behold,
The most beautiful of flowers,
That I had ever seen.
Thought For Today
Life comes with no guarantee neither warranty, it comes with no manual or navigational map. It comes with no recipe nor formula for success, it gives us no idea of what the future holds, as a matter of fact it comes naked; the truth be told however, is that the outcome will be determined by our very own attitude and actions.
Michael Williams
Blogger Awards
A big thank you to alethea matthews http://myimpregnablesoul.wordpress.com/for nominating me for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Please check out alethea’s blog, you will find her stories very interesting.
The rules for accepting the award are as follows;
1 Display the award logo,
2 link back to the person who nominated you,
3 state 7 things about yourself,
4 nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and link to them.
Seven things about me
1 I don’t get angry easily
2 I love to be indoors when its raining
3 I love to cook
4 I enjoy gardening
5 I don’t like to see people mistreated
6 I like honesty
7 I believe every life is important
Here are my Nominees
1 http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/
3 http://livingsuccess3d.wordpress.com/
4 http://mareesamartin.wordpress.com/
5 http://poetictwist.wordpress.com/
6 http://chestermaynes.wordpress.com/
7 http://grndmachris.wordpress.com/
8 http://lizziejoysphotosuite.com/
9 http://kiramoorescloset.wordpress.com/
10 http://1800ukillme.wordpress.com
11 http://poeticlicensee.wordpress.com/
12 http://cbcburke9.wordpress.com/
15 http://chris13jkt.wordpress.com/
I must also say a big thank you to fransiweinstein http://weinstein365.wordpress.com/for nominating me for the Reality Blog Award. Please check out Frans blog. You will find it informative and entertaining.
There are no set rules for this award but there are a few questions you can answer if you wish to.
1 If you could change something about your life what would you change?
My answer is nobody’s life is perfect. I can strive to make it better but I wouldn’t want to change anything
2 What one thing really scares you?
I think there is a saying which goes ‘there is nothing to fear but fear itself’. I think it is important to stay positive and not give in to fear.
3 What one dream you have not completed yet and do you think you’ll be able to complete it.
I would like to be a published author and I am committed to seeing that dream come true.
4 If you could repeat an age what age would that be?
I don’t want to repeat any age. If I could I would just want to stay forever young.
5 If you could be someone else for a day who would it be?
I don’t think I want to be someone else. I am happy being me.
My Nominees are:
1 http://shawnrjones12.wordpress.com/
2 http://l2ee2l.wordpress.com/
3 http://lesleycarter.wordpress.com/
4 http://dilipnaidu.wordpress.com/
5 http://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.com/
Thought For Today
Never allow yourself to go down a path where your ability to make a judgment between what is right or wrong become distorted by being able to find justification for your actions.
M. Williams
Thought For Today
“Some people use any and every negative event to justify their doing nothing,
while others use these same experiences as motivation to effect changes and
make a difference for their families and by extension, to humanity.”
Michael Williams
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