A Walk Into The Gardens Of My Mind

Hibo Wardere retells the harrowing story of undergoing FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) at just six years old and how she now inspires change as an anti-FGM campaigner to Lilufa Uddin. Hibo Wardere tells her story of undergoing FGM at just six years old "Before the cutting, I had an amazing life, it was beautiful. " I was the centre of all the horrible songs at school that they would sing about how ugly and uncut I was, because my mum didn’t get me cut. She said it was because she thought I was too skinny. So one day I came back home and cried and said I’m not going back to school, unless you cut me. Because I’m thinking whatever they’re so proud of, and actually bullied me with, must be something amazing. And after that, she put in plans for the cut, which involves a huge party where, before the FGM procedure, pre-dominantly your family members, especially female, and all the aunties come. You know the ones your mum forces you to call them auntie