This is a part of the world where, in the worst cases, female children have their genitals mutilated in the name of religious tradition; and in the average case

This is a part of the world where, in the worst cases, female children have their genitals mutilated in the name of religious tradition; and in the average case, adult women worry that if they don't bleed (from a ruptured hymen) during the first intercourse with their husband (who they probably didn't choose to marry), they will be accused of adultery and murdered (for which the murderer can legally be given a reduced sentence). Just take a look here under "Women’s Rights, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Morality Laws": https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/iraq https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/iraq