Nenet, a young Egyptian woman, has been infibulated. This means __________
a. she was arrested and imprisoned for trying to attend a coed school and her parents have been ostracized by the community
b. she underwent a form of genital mutilation in which the clitoris and vaginal lips are cut or scraped away, and the outer labia are stitched together, leaving only a miniscule opening for menstrual blood and urine to escape the body
c. she was forced to leave her community because she shamed her family by committing adultery with someone that she loved
d. she was gang raped by enemies of her father and brothers as payback for a broken business deal
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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