female circumcision a modern-day practice
still-born baby blamed on curse (she wasn't circumcised)
it is a Muslim tradition that the dead must be buried within 24 hours
post-mortem seances reveal if that person was a witch
pg 141: she does ask questions, though directly to the reader
pg 143: the babies fight her when she weighs them; Erdman attributes it to her appearance: green eyes, white skin, "as if they've seen a sorcerer."
pg 144: Erdman imagines what the mothers think of her maternity clinic
a focus on the exotic, the Wodaabe' from Niger
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