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give their daughters away, selling them as if they were property :2;! =ith these

facts highlighted by *bdullahi *bdi, it is very unli(ely that both Dore and

*bdulleh had both agreed on getting married> #urthermore at the end of the

''& article, it was reported that Dore hoped his new bride will give him more

children and was 5uoted as saying that, "t is a blessing to have someone you

love to ta(e care of you :?;! Sure, easy for him to say! &onsidering that hisgenitals have not been mutilated to the point that he would not have painful

e.aculations! *bdulleh, on the other hand, is most li(ely among the 9@A of

Somali women who have had #emale )enital 1utilation :#)1; forced on her

at a young age! Not only will she e$perience e$treme pain without pleasure

during intercourse, but giving birth would be murder on her body, apart from

suffering from e$treme health conse5uences that range from infertility to

having cysts! =hat is worse is that her husband will decide how many children

she would bear for him!

4opefully every woman has learned from ihannas e$perience and should

en.oy their freedom to choose to be withor to leaveany man of their

choice! 'y the same to(en, more responsibility ought to be ta(en as to not

sensationali/e unethical marriages in countries where abuse towards women is

supported! "f one were to compare ihanna to *bdulleh, ihanna suffered less

and was able to bounce bac(! *s for *bdulleh, she may have been conditioned

to accept her oppression! 'ut its more li(ely that she is silently crying for help!

4ow do " (now that> Bust loo( at both pictures of both ihanna and *bdulleh!

ihanna isnt smiling! 4ave you ever wondered why *bdulleh isnt smiling inher wedding photo> "f you havent before, "ll bet you are now!

Russell Brooks is the author of the upcoming action/thriller !andora"s Succession.

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