An Overview

The book "The Ever Untitled" is based on Infibulation - a cruel and ruthless custom still followed in remote parts of Africa. Wikipedia defines Infibulation as the practice of surgical closure of the female labia majora by sewing them together to seal off the female genitalia , leaving only a small hole for the passage of urine and menstrual blood. This is usually done on young girls around the onset of puberty , to ensure chastity. It is usually linked with female circumcision or removal of the clitoris and usually the labia minora as well, in order to render women theoretically less sexual.

They are usually performed without anesthetic and in unsanitary conditions, and without the consent of those infibulated. Many of the subjects of these practices have experienced severe infections and reproductive disorders as a result of these practices, and even death. Infibulation is usually reversed at the time of a girl's marriage by simply cutting the connected tissue.