Affiliation:
1. Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi
2. University of Malawi, Malawi
Abstract
The classification of some harmful cultural practices in Africa has been contested through assessment of their impact on health and violation of women's rights. Although this has been done through collection of data from women who are involved in the practices with heavy reliance on researcher's interpretations, the voice of the African women, specifically from Malawi, in classifying the practices as harmful remains silent in most of the literature. This chapter amplifies the voices, and explores lived experiences and perspectives of some Malawian women around labia minora elongation and Fisi. The chapter suggests some forms of colonial tendencies in the classification LME and Fisi as harmful cultural practices.
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