WINGS FOR THE BUTTERFLY, THE DAY MY LIFE NEWLY BEGAN

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Wings for the butterfly, the day my life newly began is a journey, a long and hard one inside a woman's life who travelled far away from her own country and also inside herself to find a meaning to her existence and get back the integrity that she had lost at a young age. Today female mutilation is still practiced in various parts of the world, and many young girls who undergo FGM live in Africa. FGM is most prevalent among ethnic groups like Samburu, Maasai, Somali...The author is a victim of this cruelty, and through her book wants to raise awareness among young African girls, and more, against a brutal practice that changes their lives forever. The book starts with a description of a simple but happy life, until the mutilation day comes and Ntailan's existence changes completely. The way she loves herself and her body, the way she sees her parents who are guilty of allowing that, her feelings towards men and life, everything is discombobulated. So, the journey starts, through sorrow, and through a long spiritual and psychological path of healing, in order to find her real identity and roots. From pain, confusion and loss, through a long period of wandering and discovery, to eventual happiness - this is her story.