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Female genital mutilation "is part of the Sunna of the Prophet"


by sheikyermami on May 31, 2007

Two FGM Updates from <http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1467>
MEMRITV. <http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1467> "Egyptian
Villagers Explain Why They Circumcise Their Daughters":

Following are excerpts from a television program about female circumcision
in Egypt, which aired on Al-Mihwar TV on May 10, 2007:
[...]

Interviewer: In the Islamic religion, and in the villages and neighborhoods,
it is always said that girls should be circumcised just like boys. Does it
come from the Sunna, or is it a custom or yours?

Female villager: Circumcision is part of the Sunna of the Prophet. We used
to bring a daya, and she would circumcise the children, but when the role of
the daya was abolished, we stopped. Now we take our children to the doctor,
and he circumcises them.

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Interviewer: So it is the doctor who circumcises the girl?

Female villager: Yes. If a girl is not circumcised, she can't stand it. When
she is circumcised, she is calm and has self-restraint. The circumcision
protects the girl and makes her calm.

[...]

Interviewer: So you think all women should be circumcised to protect their
honor.

Female villager: The Prophet said that the men go and wage Jihad for a year.
He said that girls should be circumcised so they can bear it for a whole
year until the men return. [...]

<http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1466> And "Al-Azhar Cleric
Farahat Sa'id Al-Munji Justifies Female Circumcision: It Replaces the
Chastity Belts of Ancient Times":

Following are excerpts from an interview with Al-Azhar Cleric Farahat Said
Al-Munji, which aired on Al-Mihwar TV on May 10, 2007:
Farahat Sa'id Al-Munji: The Prophet said that circumcision is obligatory for
men, and is noble for women. This means that for the sake of her honor, a
woman can be circumcised. This noble act can be either carried out or not.
Moreover, this noble act is subject to restrictions nowadays. I once had a
discussion with a gynecologist, who said: "A man brought his daughter to me,
and I told him she must be circumcised immediately." Why? Because he
discovered that her clitoris was so big that it was bound to cause her pain
or bother her when she reached puberty, and therefore, she had to be
circumcised. He told me that other girls came to him, and he said they
should not be circumcised. Why? Because their clitoris was normal in size,
and did not bother them. It would be crazy to deal with such a clitoris,
which does not protrude to an extent that might bother the woman, when it
rubs against her clothing and so on.

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<http://www.global-sisterhood-network.org/content/view/1470/59/> A victim
of genital mutilation in Somalia: How is she able to endure such pain?
[SPIEGEL PHOTO GALLERY]

Guys, all these things appear in Islamic law. Don't think we are making
these things up. It all exists [in religious law] and is determined. We say
that if the clitoris is so on and so forth. What am I saying? When the
Prophet Muhammad met Umm Salama in Al-Madina - what did he say to her? "Are
you still doing what you used to do in Mecca?" In other words, are you still
circumcising girls, like you used to do in Mecca? She said: Yes. He said:
"Trim it, but don't cut it off." According to another version, he said:
"Shorten it, but don't cut it off." "Trim it" means leaving room for sexual
desire. That little bit on top, which looks like the rooster's crest, is
shortened, but just the upper part. She needs to cut off the prepuce, the
little bit at the top.



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