Re: FGM - a Muslim practice? [split: UN Condemns the Dutch Film]
*I agree it has happened in latin america thanks strictly to the immigrants arrival from africa and mid east. *
It is practiced predominately in North part of Saudi Arabia, in addtion cases still happen southern Jordan, Iraq , through out mid eastern islamic countries but particularly numerous in africa . Of course it was practiced in pharaoh times but islamics readily adopted this cultural practice some citing Hadiths.
In 2006 Khalid Adem was the first person in america to be charged with causing his daughter to undergo the procedure.I believe he took her off for holidays and came back having mutilated his daughter's nether region. Barbaric bas!**
Some families have taken daughters out of western countries to undergo Female genital mutilation . It is now illegal to do so . you take your child out of the west on holidays and have her genitalia mutilated you will face consequences in the west upon return if authorities discover what you have done with the daughters of your family.
I agree it is not solely religious but more so cultural adoption just like the veil/hijab. However, among the Sunni community some believe female genital mutilation is obligatory. the Shafii school of muslim thought believes it to be obligatory
In the shi ite community ruled by Hezbollah in lebanon it is common practice.
Judiasm never allowed femaled circumcision.
*Christianity does not have much of a female genitalia tradition. Like the Torah or Bible there is no mention of female genitalia circumcision as their is in *Quran. And yes some christians do practice female genitalia mutilation but at a very , very , very , very few number as compared to the muslim community as it has never been advocated as much as in the islamic communities to perform this practice against women. **