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Muslims: How do you feel about the practice of female genital mutilation?

There are many Muslim countries which have outlawed it, yet the ban isn't enforced. Is this a practice that only happens in poorer Muslim countries? Do you agree with this practice? Why or why not?

Update:

I'm learning from your answers that it is more a cultural, rather than religious practice...thank you...

Update 2:

Lucifer's angel...the practice DOES exist...I've seen the results of it, unfortunately...thank God I only saw it once.

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  • Ayesha
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    Naturally, I feel horrified by this. This practice is not Islamic. Nowhere in the Quran does it state by Allah that we must do female genital mutilation. A real Muslim won't do this. It is in the heads of men that have no business connecting themselves with Islam. They need help and all I can do is pray or join an organization to stop this terrible practice.

  • 5 years ago

    easily, there are info proving that circumcision has advantageous well being reward. you will have been given to the CDC (center for ailment administration) internet site and evaluation lots of those examine. And circumcision is voluntary and not forced in the U. S.. And this is not any longer mutilation. lady genital mutilation destroys sexual thoughts. there is not any info that male circumcision reasons a undertaking in besides even however there could be specific human beings who have self assurance that if in basic terms that they had no longer been circumcised they could have extra sexual thoughts. have you ever learnt this assertion is mindless: "even however lady genital mutilation is worse, male genital mutilation is not extra suited" If A is worse than B then, by utilising definition B is extra suited than A.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Female genital mutilation occurs in Central and Southern Africa and those countries aren't Islamic. Only Northern Africa is Muslim countries. Female genital mutilation isn't allowed in Islam and has more to do with cultures. It's a heinous act that shouldn't be forced on young girls at all and no I don't agree with it because it is wrong and barbaric. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is definately a cultural practice and not a religious one. No, I don't agree with it and neither do most pious Muslims. It's disgusting and barbaric.

  • 1 decade ago

    In Islam, circumsision is only for Males, No thing in islam as Vaginal mutilation.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This is NOT an Islamic practice, its cultural, its very wrong, and hopefully it'll be extinct soon.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is cruel and Evil ,also it is done in a lot off European country's

    illegally;

  • 1 decade ago

    there is no such practice... im half arab-american, and i live in syria....

    i dont get why many poeple try to portray the muslim religion as so barbarack sometimes,thats not correct..

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    That is disgusting.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i dont feel about it at all sorry

    i have other concerns with are within my own country

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