問題詳情
The first in-depth report into female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iran has claimed that thepractice is prevalent in "secret pockets" of at least four provinces of Iran and "continues toviolate aspects of women's sexual rights." The report, authored by Kameel Ahmady, a research anthropologist based in London, wasreleased today to coincide with the International Day of Innocent Children Victims ofAggression observed every year on 4 June.The report exposes the regions of Iran in which FGM is occurring and the "abundance ofreasons women use to justify the act" and aims to provide the building blocks for an effectivestrategy to combat FGM in Iran. Ahmady identifies that the ritual, most common in Iran's small minority Shafi'i SunniMuslim, is practised for a number of reasons, for example "to tame girls' sex drive beforemarriage." In many cases, FGM is also seen as a rite of passage for Iranian girls and is primarilyencouraged by women and mothers who insist that their daughters are cut to make them"more virtuous than the majority Shia girls". Ahmady told the Guardian newspaper that the majority of women he spoke to who werecircumcised defended FGM, saying that it is "a tradition that had existed for hundreds ofyears".The report identifies that although FGM is not practiced in every part of Iran, it is acultural tradition that predates Islam itself. In fact the practice of FGM is known to date back toEgypt 2000 years ago, as a ritual of the Egyptian aristocracy, according to research carriedout by the FGM National Clinical Group. In 2015 FGM remains prevalent in approximately 30 different countries across Africa andthe Middle East. In Africa, it is most common in Somalia, where 98% of girls are cut and Guineawhere 96% of girls are cut. It is also prevalent in Oman and Iraqi Kurdistan, where between72%-78% of girls are cut. The practice can also be found in small immigrant communities withinEurope, such as the UK and France. According to the World Health Organization, between 100 to 140 million girls and womenhave experienced FGM across Africa and the Middle East. Unicef estimates that withoutinternational action to stop the ritual, the number of girls cut each year will grow from 3.6million in 2013 to 6.6 million by 2050.
【題組】47. What is the purpose of the report?
(A) To advocate FGM in Iran.
(B) To curtail FGM in Iran.
(C) To introduce FGM in Iran.
(D) To promote FGM in Iran.
參考答案
答案：B
難度：適中0.666667
統計：A(0),B(2),C(1),D(0),E(0)