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First published online: September 2, 1997. Female circumcision, the partial or total cutting away of the external female genitalia, has been practiced for centuries in parts of Africa, generally as one element of a rite of passage preparing young girls for womanhood and marriage.
She is one of the 6,000 girls genitally mutilated daily in East Africa and to date,114 million women have already experienced this mutilation in East Africa alone (Dorkenoo 1994, p123). Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) originally began in Egypt as a type of ceremony for young women entering puberty.The ancient Egyptians practiced a form of FGM called infibulation, also known as Pharaonic Circumcision.. The Romans populated much of Egypt at this time and the term infibulation originated with them.he is one of the 6,000 girls genitally mutilated daily in East Africa and to date,114 million women have already experienced this mutilation in East Africa alone (Dorkenoo 1994, p123). Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) originally began in Egypt as a type of ceremony for young women entering puberty.