Tashi, an African woman married to an African-American missionary, struggles to deal with the psychological effects of the brutal circumcision she underwent in adolescence, which causes her son brain damage in birth and results in her facing a murder charge.
In Queens, New York, ten-year-old Akilah is determined to find out why her closest friend, Victoria, is silent and withdrawn after returning from a trip to her homeland, Nigeria.
Examines the cultural practice of female genital mutilation, exploring the types of FGM, common justifications for the practice, global laws, legal issues, and ethical considerations.
Tashi, an African woman married to an African-American missionary, struggles to deal with the psychological effects of the brutal circumcision she underwent in adolescence, which causes her son brain damage in birth and results in her facing a murder charge.
When shy fourteen-year-old Jodie accompanies her anthropologist mother to live in Sierra Leone, she befriends a local girl but encounters a cultural divide that cannot be crossed.
