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As many as 100,000 women in Britain have undergone female genital mutilation

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This article says that female genital mutilation is a cultural practice that is widespread across Africa. In fact, while others may practice it, it is justified in Islam: “Circumcision is obligatory (O: for both men and women. For men it consists of removing the prepuce from the penis, and for women, removing the prepuce (Ar. […]

New study shows that female genital mutilation is common in Iraq

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“Circumcision is obligatory (O: for both men and women. For men it consists of removing the prepuce from the penis, and for women, removing the prepuce (Ar. bazr) of the clitoris (n: not the clitoris itself, as some mistakenly assert). (A: Hanbalis hold that circumcision of women is not obligatory but sunna, while Hanafis consider […]

Maldives: Fears of resurgence of female genital mutilation

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The common factor in the persistence of female genital mutilation outside of Africa is the Shafi’i school of Islamic jurisprudence, which holds the practice to be obligatory. The Maldives has been on a fast track here of late toward intensified observance of Sharia, and the government has already ruled with respect to Sharia’s criminal punishments […]

U.K.: 3500 girls in London at risk for female genital mutilation each year

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The elephant in the room here is the role of Islamic jurisprudence in perpetuating the practice: “Hanbalis hold that circumcision of women is not obligatory but sunna [commendable according to the word or example of Muhammad, but not obligatory], while Hanafis consider it a mere courtesy to the husband.” – Umdat al-Salik e4.3. The Shafi’i […]

Indonesia: Ministry of health approves “guidelines” for female genital mutilation

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Under pressure from Muslim organizations, which must be under the spell of greasy Islamophobes — after all, everyone knows that this practice has nothing to do with Islam, right? Right? The smooth deceivers just keep forgetting to tell Muslims that. “Fears Indonesian Female Circumcision Guidelines Could Increase Practice,” from the Jakarta Globe, September 2 (thanks […]

Iraq: Kurdish mullah says female genital mutilation is obligatory in Shafi’i Islamic jurisprudence, blames “Jewish” conspiracy against it

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Is this guy some kind of Islamophobe? We have often quoted the Shafi’i jurisprudence manual Umdat al-Salik (The Reliance of the Traveler), here on many matters, including female genital mutilation, noting problems with the most common English translation. Enterprising amateur apologists have turned up in the comments section to claim that it’s just one book […]

Why the European elites’ response to female genital mutilation among Muslim immigrants is inadequate

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In “Our Complicity in Female Genital Mutilation” at FrontPage this morning, Jamie Glazov interviews Ines Laufer, founder of the TaskForce FGM in Germany that is lobbying for the safe protection of immigrant girls. “In recent years, the organization has been initiating several court-proceedings to prevent girls from being taken to their countries of origin where […]

U.K.: Over 22,000 girls at risk of being taken abroad for female genital mutilation

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The politically correct article of faith included at the end of this report is that “there are no legitimate cultural or religious reasons.” By Western standards, there is indeed no legitimate reason. As for its prevalence in the Muslim world, authorities may find false reassurance in the notion that FGM is not spelled out as […]

Iraqi Kurdistan considers ban on female genital mutilation

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“Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report last year that showed that there are at least four factors driving this: a link to Kurdish identity, a religious imperative, social pressure, and an attempt to control a woman’s sexuality.” Regarding the religious imperative for female genital mutilation, particularly for Islamic countries outside of Africa such as […]

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