Musings from the Editor
SiA
And The Shabaka Stone
Musings from the Editor
In honor of our two ongoing campaigns , Aint ’ I A Woman and Imitated Not Mutilated , I welcome you to this SiA Magazine Special Edition on Female Genital Cosmetic Surgeries . This short booklet is a prelude to a more comprehensive coverage of this topic , which will be published later this year . Because of the graphic content , this teaser issue will be accessible mainly through our online host , Joomag , with only a limited number of copies printed for our campaign seminars and workshops only .
This Special FGCS issue is for all women and adolescent girls who want to know more about female genital alterations - especially practitioners of both female circumcision and female genital cosmetic surgeries . By engaging in open conversations about what these bodily practices actually entail , we can be more effective in modifying those practices that may be harmful to the long term health of women and girls . Rather than judge and condemn using labels such as FGM , we seek positive change through affirmation and celebration of who we are . We believe women would follow best practices when they are encouraged to feel good about themselves .
SiA Magazine does not recommend or endorse female genital surgeries of any type but we don ’ t condemn these practices either . Our mission is to empower those of us women and girls who are already circumcised ( and do not see ourselves as “ mutilated ”) to freely embrace who we are as well as any other aspect of our cultural , religious and gender traditions we choose to uphold .
Fuambai Sia Ahmadu
Fuambai Sia Ahmadu Editor in Chief and Co-Publisher
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