"Born Eunuch"
Anonymous American Black Male
For the last several years I’ve heard over and over again that FGM is NOT an Islamic thing, it’s an African cultural thing.
According to this article FGM is big in Indonesia, which would lead one to believe that perhaps FGM isn't as much cultural as Islamic?
IRIN Asia | INDONESIA: Female genital mutilation persists despite ban | Indonesia | Gender Issues | Health & Nutrition
Didn't read article, but my feeling is that if males can be circumcised then why can't females be circumcised? Perhaps 5,000 years ago (in less modern times) "God" commanded Abraham to circumcise his children with methods that today's world might call "unhealthy." So why then would there be a big deal today if boys and girls in Africa are circumcised with methods that this world might call "unhealthy?"
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