So many thoughts on this topic
About 20 years ago I read Ayaan Hirsi Ali's account of undergoing FGM in her book Infidel. I was browsing in a bookstore (and standing) and as I read I remember feeling nauseous and lightheaded; I had to sit down because I felt faint. I never actually finished the book because I couldn't make it past the opening chapter.
I don't know this for sure, but I think I had a friend whose mother underwent FGM. They were immigrants from East Africa. I was at their house once (after encountering Ali's book) and remarked that I thought FGM was barbaric and horrific. My friend shushed me because her parents were in the room. At the time I didn't realize that FGM was common amongst Christians as well or I would have been more diplomatic.
One uncomfortable part of things like FGM and foot binding, is that it is enforced by the women of the culture. Tbh I've never been sure what to make of this.