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=Islamic Doctrine & the Social Origins of FGM= | =Islamic Doctrine & the Social Origins of FGM= | ||
This page addresses the question of why people, both today and throughout history, engage in ritual Female Genital Mutilation. | |||
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM for short) is commonly associated with Islam: the data suggests that about 80% of FGM is carried out by Muslims<ref>https://fgmtruth.wordpress.com/what-percentage-of-global-fgm-are-moslems-responsible-for/</ref>, and that globally about 20% of Muslim females have been subjected to the practice. It is tempting to conclude that Muslims engage in FGM because the Prophet Muhammad decreed favourably on the practice [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Female Genital Mutilation|in four hadith]]. This conclusion is made all the more tempting by the fact that debates as to whether or not FGM is Islamic tend to be conducted exclusively as if the question were resolved by determining whether Muhammad decreed favourably (or otherwise) on FGM in the Sunnah and in the Qur'an. | |||
But any explanation for the existence of FGM has to account for the existence of four groups: | But any explanation for the existence of FGM has to account for the existence of four groups: | ||