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All this and the physical violence and wife-beating that is common in polygynous/Islamic families normalises the cruelty of FGM. | All this and the physical violence and wife-beating that is common in polygynous/Islamic families normalises the cruelty of FGM. | ||
==FGM as an Initiation Rite== | |||
Islamic FGM is not an initiation rite. However, non-Islamic FGM often is and as Islamic FGM geographically approaches these cultures it often takes on certain aspects of initiation ritual (e.g. Gambia). | Islamic FGM is not an initiation rite. However, non-Islamic FGM often is and as Islamic FGM geographically approaches these cultures it often takes on certain aspects of initiation ritual (e.g. Gambia). | ||
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This dilemma is faced not just by on-the-ground charity workers, but the whole hierarchy of institutions devoted to combating FGM, including politicians, the media and academia. To resolve the dilemma a number of propositions have evolved to defend the proposition that FGM is un-Islamic (each item in the list links to a full analysis and evaluation of each argument) | This dilemma is faced not just by on-the-ground charity workers, but the whole hierarchy of institutions devoted to combating FGM, including politicians, the media and academia. To resolve the dilemma a number of propositions have evolved to defend the proposition that FGM is un-Islamic (each item in the list links to a full analysis and evaluation of each argument) | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#FGM Is Not Required by Islam|FGM Is Not Required by Islam]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#FGM Is Not Required by Islam|FGM Is Not Required by Islam]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#There Is No FGM in the Qur.27an|There Is No FGM in the Qur'an]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#There Is No FGM in the Qur.27an|There Is No FGM in the Qur'an]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#FGM Existed Before Islam|FGM Existed Before Islam]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#FGM Existed Before Islam|FGM Existed Before Islam]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#FGM Is an African Practice|FGM Is an African Practice]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#FGM Is an African Practice|FGM Is an African Practice]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#Christians Practice FGM Too|Christians Practice FGM Too]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#Christians Practice FGM Too|Christians Practice FGM Too]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#Not All Muslims Practice FGM|Not All Muslims Practice FGM]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#Not All Muslims Practice FGM|Not All Muslims Practice FGM]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#The FGM Hadith Are Weak|The FGM Hadith Are Weak]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#The FGM Hadith Are Weak|The FGM Hadith Are Weak]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#The Qur.27an Forbids Mutilation|The Qur'an Forbids Mutilation]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#The Qur.27an Forbids Mutilation|The Qur'an Forbids Mutilation]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#.27Circumcision.27 is not Mutilation|'Circumcision' is not Mutilation]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#.27Circumcision.27 is not Mutilation|'Circumcision' is not Mutilation]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#There Is No Record of Muhammad Having His Wives or Daughters Circumcised|There Is No Record of Muhammad Having His Wives or Daughters Circumcised]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#There Is No Record of Muhammad Having His Wives or Daughters Circumcised|There Is No Record of Muhammad Having His Wives or Daughters Circumcised]] | ||
* [[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#Muhammad Wanted to Forbid FGM but Couldn.27t|Muhammad Wanted to Forbid FGM but Couldn't]] | *[[Female Genital Mutilation in Islamic Law#Muhammad Wanted to Forbid FGM but Couldn.27t|Muhammad Wanted to Forbid FGM but Couldn't]] | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||