My father saved me from FGM, but I was desperate to save my friends

Woman shows the razorblade she uses to cut girls' genitals. [File, Standard]

“Did they have to undergo the cut?” questions Amina.

In a squatting position Amina struggled to peep through the small hole on a rusty brown iron sheet. All she saw was blood profusely flowing down the thighs of her peers, Nasra and Sadia aged seven and eight respectively.