The Terror of the Female Circumcision in Islam IV
Sudanese Liberals Discuss Feminism and Female Genital Mutilation
About 6,000 girls fall victim to genital mutilation every day, or about 2 million a year. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 100 and 140 million women worldwide are circumcised. Most circumcised women live in 28 African countries, as well as in Asia and the Middle East.
Female Circumcision is forbidden in Christianity Leviticus 19:26-28.
The practice of circumcision in Islam comes from the Hadith, Shariah law and the consensus of Islamic communities.
The Hadith
Narrated Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah: A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said to her: Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband. (Sunan Abu-Dawud: book 41, number 5251, Hasan)
The Shariah
The following reference to Shariah law comes from Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri, Reliance of the Traveller - A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law. This book comes with the approval al-Azhar University.
e4.3 [Translated from Arabic] Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the clitoris (this is called khufaad).
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Keywords: allah circumcision female fgm genital islam islamic law muhammad muslim mutilation qur quran rights sharia women
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The Terror of the Female Circumcision in Islam V
Egyptian Villagers Explain Why They Circumcise Their Daughters
Following are excerpts from a television program about female circumcision in Egypt, which aired on Al-Mihwar TV on May 10, 2007.
About 6,000 girls fall victim to genital mutilation every day, or about 2 million a year. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 100 and 140 million women worldwide are circumcised. Most circumcised women live in 28 African countries, as well as in Asia and the Middle East.
Female Circumcision is forbidden in Christianity Leviticus 19:26-28.
The practice of circumcision in Islam comes from the Hadith, Shariah law and the consensus of Islamic communities.
The Hadith
Narrated Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah: A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet said to her: Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband. (Sunan Abu-Dawud: book 41, number 5251, Hasan)
The Shariah
The following reference to Shariah law comes from Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri, Reliance of the Traveller - A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law. This book comes with the approval al-Azhar University.
e4.3 [Translated from Arabic] Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the clitoris (this is called khufaad).
Tags: Female Genital Mutilation FGM circumcision women's women rights islam muslim allah muhammad sharia Islamic law quran qur’an jihad radical muhammed cutting clitoridectomy clitoris vagina abuse human rights sex
Author: Ritterx101x
Keywords: allah circumcision female fgm genital islam islamic law muhammad muslim mutilation qur quran rights sharia women
Added: November 20, 2008
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The Terror of the Female Circumcision in Islam VI
Debate on Female Genital Mutilation in Djibouti Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar) February 4, 2005
About 6,000 girls fall victim to genital mutilation every day, or about 2 million a year. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 100 and 140 million women worldwide are circumcised. Most circumcised women live in 28 African countries, as well as in Asia and the Middle East.
Female Circumcision is forbidden in Christianity Leviticus 19:26-28.
The practice of circumcision in Islam comes from the Hadith, Shariah law and the consensus of Islamic communities.
The Hadith
Narrated Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah: A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet said to her: Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband. (Sunan Abu-Dawud: book 41, number 5251, Hasan)
The Shariah
The following reference to Shariah law comes from Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri, Reliance of the Traveller - A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law. This book comes with the approval al-Azhar University.
e4.3 [Translated from Arabic] Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the clitoris (this is called khufaad).
Tags: Female Genital Mutilation FGM circumcision women's women rights islam muslim allah muhammad sharia Islamic law quran qur’an jihad radical muhammed cutting clitoridectomy clitoris vagina abuse human rights sex
Author: Ritterx101x
Keywords: allah circumcision female fgm genital islam islamic law muhammad muslim mutilation qur quran rights sharia women
Added: November 20, 2008
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Women's Rights in Islam: Female Genital Mutilation
Dubai Government Official: Female Genital Mutilation of Daughters is Optional from the Religious Point of View
The following are excerpts from statements on female genital mutilation by Dr. 'Omar Al-Khatib, a high-ranking government official in Dubai
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About 6,000 girls fall victim to genital mutilation every day, or about 2 million a year. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 100 and 140 million women worldwide are circumcised. Most circumcised women live in 28 African countries, as well as in Asia and the Middle East.
Female Circumcision is forbidden in Christianity Leviticus 19:26-28.
The practice of circumcision in Islam comes from the Hadith, Shariah law and the consensus of Islamic communities.
The Hadith
Narrated Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah: A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet said to her: Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband. (Sunan Abu-Dawud: book 41, number 5251, Hasan)
The Shariah
The following reference to Shariah law comes from Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri, Reliance of the Traveller - A Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law. This book comes with the approval al-Azhar University.
e4.3 [Translated from Arabic] Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the clitoris (this is called khufaad).
Tags: Female Genital Mutilation FGM circumcision women's women rights islam muslim allah muhammad sharia Islamic law quran qur’an jihad radical muhammed cutting clitoridectomy clitoris vagina abuse human rights sex
Author: Ritterx101x
Keywords: allah circumcision female fgm genital islam islamic law muhammad muslim mutilation qur quran rights sharia women
Added: November 20, 2008
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