Re: Female circumcision halal?
^ What's more annoying is that when something is wrong, they point fingers at other governments and cultures.
Let's take a look at the issue at hand OK? Female mutilation by ANY society's or culture's standards is WRONG. Why is that so difficult for some people to believe? Do they really know what happens when a woman is "circumcised"? They cut off her clitoris and labia. It's done using dull, unsterilized objects. Ther'es no anaesthesia involved, and it's done at every age, not just at 1 day old, unlike with boys. It can lead to painful infections. THey do this so that she will remain "pure" and "virginal" because sex will be soooo painful that there's no chance they will cheat. The only way female circumcision is acceptable, is if the labia happen to be too long and cutting part of it off will lead to greater comfort and better hygienic practices but that's not how it's done in those countries.
Going back to your original point, I can think for myself, I know how my society is and I know what is asked of my religion, and I do not any under circumstances, believe that my society's norms (pakistani and american) are absolutely perfect.
Even this was being done in Mayo clinic under perfectly sterlized and anesthetic environment, this practice is totally inhumane and tortureous.