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FGM did exist in parts of Africa before parts of it were Islamised – notably Egypt and the West coast of the Red Sea (see [[User:Flynnjed/Sandbox2#Non-Islamic sources|FGM before Islam: non-Islamic Sources]]). | FGM did exist in parts of Africa before parts of it were Islamised – notably Egypt and the West coast of the Red Sea (see [[User:Flynnjed/Sandbox2#Non-Islamic sources|FGM before Islam: non-Islamic Sources]]). | ||
However, the historical record shows that FGM was | However, the historical record shows that FGM was also practice in the Middle East before Islam. Most significantly the hadith themselves suggest that Mohammed's native tribe, the Banu Quraysh practiced FGM. | ||
It should also be noted that: | It should also be noted that: | ||
# | #most of Africa does not practice FGM, | ||
# | #the expansions of Islam into Africa and the Islamic slave trade appears to have spread FGM to its current extent (which closely coincides with that of Islam), | ||
#where FGM is practiced in countries with no tradition of FGM (as in the West), it is almost entirely by Muslims | |||
#about 40% of FGM takes place outside of Africa, in South Asia in particular.<ref name=":0" /> | #about 40% of FGM takes place outside of Africa, in South Asia in particular.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
It is documented that FGM was brought to Indonesia by Muslim traders and conquerors in the 13<sup>th</sup> Century. Indonesia follows the Shaafi school (which makes FGM obligatory) and has +90% rates of FGM amongst its Muslims. FGM is | It is documented that FGM was brought to Indonesia by Muslim traders and conquerors in the 13<sup>th</sup> Century. Indonesia follows the Shaafi school (which makes FGM obligatory) and has +90% rates of FGM amongst its Muslims. FGM is rare amongst Indonesian non-Muslim. This suggests that FGM is more of an ''Islamic practice'' than an African one. {{Quote|William G. Clarence-Smith (Professor of the Economic History of Asia and Africa at SOAS, University of London) in ‘Self-Determination and Women’s Rights in Muslim Societies’ Ed. Chitra Raghavan and James P. Levine|'The Southeast Asian case undermines a widespread notion that female circumcision is a pre-Islamic custom that has merely been tolerated by the newer faith. In contrast to other regions, female circumcision seems to have been introduced into Southeast Asia as part of the inhabitants’ conversion to Islam from the thirteenth century on. Indeed, for Tomás Ortiz, writing about the southern Philippines in the early eighteenth century, female circumcision was not only a Muslim innovation, but also one that had spread to some degree to non-Muslims.'}} | ||
===Christians Practice FGM Too=== | ===Christians Practice FGM Too=== | ||