Female Circumcision

Andrea Bruce

The Washington Post

Maharoub Juwad Nawchas, a 40-year-old midwife with traditional Kurdish tattoos covering her chin. She learned from her mother, who used to perform the procedures for free, though Nawchas now charges 4,000 Iraqi dinars, or just under $3.50, because her husband is disabled and can’t work. She has circumcised about 30 girls a year for the past two decades.

Andrea Bruce, "Female Circumcision," in POYi Archive, Item #42962, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/42962 (accessed April 21, 2025).