@article{1356148,
      recid = {1356148},
      author = {Bakker, Jacqueline,},
      title = {The angel returns [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (52 min.).},
      year = {2003},
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      abstract = {This colorfully photographed films is set in Somalia,  where the tradition of female circumcision is firmly  entrenched. Isnino Ahmed Musso, a determined and articulate  woman, wants change. More than most other films on this  subject, this shows clearly what problems a reformer faces.  Circumcision is a tradition of family honor, a marketable  commodity for dowries, a religious rite, a means to control  women s sexuality, and what is often not expressed, a  livelihood for the many women who perform this ritual.  Circumcisers are viewed with respect and paid for their  services. They lobby fiercely against its abolition. Isnino  uses all methods at her disposal to change the mindset of  her people, including radio debates, which is an effective  way to reach an illiterate population. But often, after  meeting with religious leaders and elders in villages, she  realizes that her best hope is to encourage a transition  from a full Pharaonic circumcision to the lesser Sunna-type  just a few small cuts. This is an important film to show in  African Studies and Women s Studies.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356148},
}