uscitizen
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Torn between a hymen and a hard place
Just as plastic surgeons have long exploited Western culture's twisted views of the female body, they're ramping up business for traditional Muslim women as well. Earlier this week we briefly mentioned Reuters' report on a practice known as "hymenoplasty" -- the sewing up of a woman's hymen to help her pass the various virginity tests some brides must suffer before traditional marriages.
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/index.html?last_story=/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/03/hymenoplasty/&source=refresh
Just as plastic surgeons have long exploited Western culture's twisted views of the female body, they're ramping up business for traditional Muslim women as well. Earlier this week we briefly mentioned Reuters' report on a practice known as "hymenoplasty" -- the sewing up of a woman's hymen to help her pass the various virginity tests some brides must suffer before traditional marriages.
http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/index.html?last_story=/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/03/hymenoplasty/&source=refresh