From CNN:

Female genital mutilation, commonly associated with parts of Africa and the Middle East, is becoming a growing problem in Britain despite authorities’ efforts to stamp it out.

The Metropolitan Police, Britain’s largest police force, hopes a campaign beginning Wednesday will highlight that the practice is a crime here.

To make their point, police are offering a 20,000-pound (euro29,500; US$40,000) reward for information leading to Britain’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation, Detective Chief Superintendent Alastair Jeffrey said.

In Britain, the problem mostly involves first-generation immigrants from Africa and the Middle East.

Police say they do not have comprehensive statistics about the number of victims. But midwife Comfort Momoh, who specializes in treating them at London hospitals and clinics and who works with police, told the news conference she treats 400-500 victims every year.

Arranging or carrying out the procedure — in Britain or abroad — is a criminal offense punishable by up to 14 years in prison, but no one has been prosecuted since it was banned under British law in 2003, Jeffrey said. Police estimate up to 66,000 girls in Britain face the risk of genital mutilation.

Read the whole story, which in typical leftist fashion includes the laughable statement that the barbaric procedure is practiced by Christians as well as Muslims, without the admission that these Christians have been Islamized by generation after generation of their families living under the thumb of Muslims. It also has video of the brutality, which I couldn’t sit through, maybe you have a stronger stomach than I do.

That’s odd. I went to leading feminist websites to get more links but none are talking about this important story.

Nothing at Pandagon

Nothing at Firedoglake

Nothing at Feministing

Looks like yet again I carry the torch for women’s rights. It’s an awful burden. But the real question is why the predominately White, rich, “liberal” feminists don’t feel any empathy for the victims of the disgustingly savage practice of female genital mutilation? A practice that effects mostly Black and Middle Eastern women?

Hmmm.

Stop Islamic Conquest has a good post up on the plight of women in Islamic societies. Maybe our feminists here should read it.

And Britain should be ashamed of itself for allowing this problem to spread unchecked.