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MUSLIMS CONDEMN FEMALE CIRCUMCISION, DEMAND ITS END November 27, 2006
Bonny Apunyu
(SomaliNet) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been condemned by Muslim scholars from around the world saying the act should be banned and those who carry it out to face punishment.
The Muslims scholars while attending a conference on the subject in the Egyptian capital Cairo, recently, said governments should enforce existing laws against the practice.
Meanwhile, the top religious authorities in Egypt earlier said religion offered no justification for the procedure. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is widespread in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
It is relatively unknown in most other parts of the Muslim world, including South and South-east Asia, North Africa and Saudi Arabia. FGM typically involves surgically removing the clitoris of a young girl.
According to parents who support the practice, the FGM helps prevent promiscuous behaviour in their daughters.
Genital mutilation or female circumcision often robs women of sensitivity in their sexual organs.