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Michigan: Examinations reveal that Muslim doctor’s claim she didn’t perform female genital mutilation is false

Apr 27, 2017 6:34 pm By Robert Spencer

“The girls’ parents have not been charged.”

Why not? Obviously they wanted this done to their girls. Jumana Nagarwala didn’t steal into their homes in the dark of night and perform this barbaric procedure of her own accord.

“Report: Girl’s genital mutilation injury worse than doctor claims,” by Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, April 26, 2017:

Two weeks after a doctor’s arrest, a grand jury indicted three in a genital mutilation case, sending it to trial.

Dr. Jumana Nagarwala has maintained she never engaged in any genital cutting.

But according to documents obtained by the Free Press, the injuries sustained by two Minnesota girls who prosecutors say had their genitals mutilated by Nagarwala at a Livonia clinic are much more severe than what the doctor has claimed.

The details emerged as Nagarwala and two others were indicted Wednesday on genital mutilation charges in U.S. District Court, where the trio are accused of targeting young girls for years to carry out what prosecutors have described as a barbaric and illegal ritual. In this case, prosecutors say, when Nagarwala and her cohorts were discovered, they lied, deleted evidence and tried to hush others in their religious community to keep their crime a secret.

Nagarwala, through her lawyer, has admitted that she did perform a procedure on the genitalia of two Minnesota girls, but that it didn’t involve cutting. Rather, she claims, she scraped a membrane from their genitalia, wrapped it in gauze and gave it to the parents, who buried it as part of a religious custom.

A doctor’s findings, however, contradict that claim. A juvenile protection petition filed on behalf of the victims in Minnesota, along with federal court documents, cite scarring, a small tear, healing lacerations and what appears to be surgical removal of a portion of her genitalia….

Prosecutors say they believe there are many other victims. According to the seven-count indictment, the three defendants are part of a bigger conspiracy that ran from 2005 until this year, when a tip and a trail of electronic evidence led to their arrests.The main defendant is Nagarwala, 44, of Northville, who is charged with conspiracy, genital mutilation, transporting minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, lying to a federal agent and obstructing an official proceeding. If convicted, she could face up to life in prison on the transporting minors charge. According to the indictment, Nagawala told federal agents that “she has never been present” for female genital mutilation — or FGM — on “any minor children” and that she has “no knowledge” of it ever being performed.

“Nagarwala then and there well knew she had performed FGM procedures on numerous minor girls,” the indictment states.

Prosecutors say Nagarwala pulled off this crime with the help of another doctor who let her use the Livonia clinic to carry out the procedure and helped coordinate the girls’ trip to Michigan. That physician is Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, 53, who was charged with the same crimes as Nagarwala. His wife, Farida Attar, 50, also was indicted for her alleged role: Prosecutors say she held the girls’ hands during the procedure and instructed at least one member of her community to lie if anyone asked questions.

According to the indictment, all three are accused of trying to keep this practice a secret within their Indian-Muslim community.

“(They) instructed others not to speak about FGM procedures that had taken place,” the 13-page document states….

The Attars deny any wrongdoing. Their lawyers have said both are deeply religious, have clean records and were frightened following their arrests….

The girls’ parents have not been charged.According to court documents, both girls have told FBI and state investigators that they had procedures performed on their genitalia, that it was painful and that they were both told to keep it a secret. One of the girls said the doctor made her cry and that she and her friend were both given cake after the procedure. One of the girls also said that she thought she was coming to Detroit for a “special” girls trip, but after arriving here learned that they had to go to the doctor because “our tummies hurt.”…

Minnesota authorities removed both girls from their homes, though one of them has been returned to her parents. The other girl’s child protective custody case remains under seal. It is not known whether she has been returned to her parents yet.

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  1. somehistory says

    Apr 27, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    And the evidence doesn’t lie…will be shown to the jury and 12 people can see for themselves just what this hideous monster did …molesting and mutilating children and then lying about it all.

    • Ned Kelly says

      Apr 28, 2017 at 3:40 am

      If I cut my childs genitals, Id be in jail so fast…WHAT is wrong with the law there.????

  2. Mockingjay says

    Apr 27, 2017 at 7:32 pm

    “Here my little girl, you will never in your life know sexual pleasure, you will never experience this God-given enjoyment of your body, but you get to have some cake for it. Now isn’t that nice of us? Aren’t we good to you?”

  3. BJ Drwenski says

    Apr 27, 2017 at 9:40 pm

    How the hell does a barbaric procedure like this ever get started in the first place? We must not allow this stench of Islam take hold in America.Islam is not a religion of peace and tolerance and there is no place for Islam in America.

    • BLC says

      Apr 27, 2017 at 10:53 pm

      In every Western country, immigrants should be required to follow Western laws or be deported. The same for children of immigrants. That means no Sharia law.

      Muslim countries are not shy about enforcing their draconian laws. Why should the West be shy about enforcing their own laws?

      • Kay says

        Apr 27, 2017 at 11:11 pm

        Agree 100%

      • PRCS says

        Apr 28, 2017 at 1:53 am

        Please be careful with the “immigrants” label.

        Immigrants who have become Naturalized U.S. Citizen, .like my wife and her daughter, will always be immigrants and–specific situations aside–are not subject to deportation.

        • gravenimage says

          Apr 28, 2017 at 10:17 pm

          PRCS, I’m sure your wife and her daughter abide by American law.

          This is not anti-immigrant–this is about respect for civilized law.

  4. Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 12:46 am

    I wonder how the law defines “criminal sexual activity”. FGM may be criminal activity, but it’s not sexual; it’s anti-sexual.

    • somehistory says

      Apr 28, 2017 at 7:58 pm

      Because of the area of the body and what is done.

      It is sexual abuse. Sexual assault.

      Sexual abuse and sexual assault are both criminal sexual activity.

      • gravenimage says

        Apr 28, 2017 at 10:20 pm

        Agreed, Somehistory–FGM is a form of sexual assault.

  5. Mahendra Singh says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 2:07 am

    I shiver to imagine how painful it must be for the victim. A very systematic observation on Islam:
    Infliction of pain on all its adherents and Animals is a part of the culture. Animals are Hallalled, without stunning them first, boys are circumcised and girls are subjected to FGM. It is all in the
    Koran, so it is above discussion.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 29, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      Very true, Mahendra–Islam deliberately inflicts unending suffering.

  6. BC says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 3:22 am

    Islam seems to be on the evidence widely observed, a ‘religion’ for masochists, sadists and perverts

  7. Milad Meah says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 3:22 am

    “The girls’ parents have not been charged.” Why not? They will definitely be jailed and who will look after the rest of the children?

  8. Ann says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 3:28 am

    If you are living in a Christian country abide by it’s laws.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 28, 2017 at 10:26 pm

      But what Muslims do is try to impose Islam *everywhere*.

  9. Jim says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 6:43 am

    This procedure of this particular Indian Muslim sect, called khatna, has been described as “just a nick” and a removal of a small bit of membrane. Since there are various “styles” of FGM, with varying degrees of severity, and the language used to describe what was done to these girls is not so specific, does anyone know what exactly was done? What exactly is khatna? Body parts have specific names. Can someone please use exact terms to describe this?

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 28, 2017 at 10:59 pm

      Jim, the “nick” is one kind of “Type IV FGM”. It is in reality rarely practiced–but is often cited by dishonest Muslims who want to whitewash this atrocity.

      Most common are Types I, II, and III–even the least severe involves entirely cutting out the clitoris. Type II also removes the labia. Type III–the most harmful, practiced in places like Somalia, also involves infibulation, where the entire vagina is sewn up. Sex is terribly painful, because he vagina needs to be cut open with a knife for access. This also leads commonly to fistulas while the mutilated woman is giving birth, where there is no room for the baby in the birth canal, and it punches though to the rectum. This leads to incontinence, and many women are then divorced by their husbands. In the worst cases, it leads to sepsis and death.

      Khatna is a general Arabic term for FGM.

  10. Infidel Task Force says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 9:03 am

    Well…shes a muslim. Of course she lied!

  11. Carolyne says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 9:34 am

    Probably that information is under seal in order to protect the victims. I assume it will come out in court with pictures for the jury, but not the general public. These creatures and the parents need to spend a lifetime in prison as they have subjected these innocent girls to a lifetime of hell.

    Anyone familiar with this custom is aware of the specific “Body parts” removed and there is no need to satisfy prurient interest.

  12. Jon says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 10:04 am

    God gave us our bodies as a gift. A gift to understand and know him better. Then, a religion teaches that only “girls” are suppose to mutilate their body to honor him? How messed up is this?

  13. Childs says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 11:30 am

    THANK YOU to the Unites States for dealing with this properly. Arrests have been made and children have been removed from their abusive families. In any of the ‘banned’ countries, these girls would never see justice. Let this serve as a lesson to those dragging their barbaric ideology to the 1st world!! Doctors will loose licences! Families will loose children! We will NOT tolerate this insane abuse!!!

    • tom parry says

      Apr 28, 2017 at 4:30 pm

      Please treat the parents and doctor with the same procedure- The father just wack his (insert word of your choice) off.

  14. ibrahim itace Muhammed says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    Mr Spencer,the merchant of lies to promote filthy christianity to serve evil jews,we have been educating you that the preponderant opinion of muslim jurists. is that female. circumcisiion is not prescribed by the sharia.the hadith relied upon by some jurists to allow that customary practice among Arabs then contradicts clear text of the Quran that both man and woman should have maximum sexual enjoyment.in another hadith,which is more in line with this Quranic injunction,says that a sex partner shall not withdraw sex activity until the other is fully satisfied .the contemporary world muslim opined that since female genital mutilation has the potential of creating health hazard it shall not be allowed.Even in that hadith the prophet warned the woman performing the female circumcision to do it in such a way that it will harm the the girl.But Mr spencer as ignorant about sharia told us that it is. performed to reduce sexual apetite of a woman.where has he read it from sharia books?idiot

    • Mary says

      Apr 28, 2017 at 9:41 pm

      So why even perform the procedure on women? The only filthy ideology here is the Muslim religion that has this brutal act performed on its women.

      • gravenimage says

        Apr 28, 2017 at 10:08 pm

        Yes, Mary–there is no purpose for FGM if it does not eliminate sexual pleasure.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 28, 2017 at 10:07 pm

      Vile apologist for Islamic savagery ibrahim itace Muhammed wrote:

      Mr Spencer,the (sic) merchant of lies to promote filthy christianity (sic) to serve evil jews,we (sic) have been educating you that the preponderant opinion of muslim jurists (sic). (sic) is that female (sic). circumcisiion (sic) is not prescribed by the sharia (sic).
      ………………………………..

      This is not “education”–it is *lying*. I have noted before that of the four orthodox schools of Sunni jurisprudence that the The Shafi’i school considers female circumcision to be wajib (obligatory), the Hanbali school considers makrumah (honorable), and the Maliki and Hanafi schools it to be sunnah (preferred).

      Not one school discourages this atrocity.

      More:

      the (sic) hadith relied upon by some jurists to allow that customary practice among Arabs
      ………………………………..

      It is not just Arab Muslims who practice FGM, but also sub-Saharan Africans, Iraqis, Indians, and Indonesians, as well. Surely this Taqiyya artist knows this.

      More:

      …then contradicts clear text of the Quran that both man and woman should have maximum sexual enjoyment…
      ………………………………..

      ibrahim itace muhammed has posted this claptrap before–but it is false–there are no such passages in the Qur’an. Instead, the Qur’an says a man can beat his wives.

      More:

      There is no he (sic) contemporary world muslim (sic) opined (sic) that since female genital mutilation has the potential of creating health hazard it shall not be allowed.
      ………………………………..

      Well, this is garbled, even by the standards of this semi-literate Mohammedan. But I think he is trying to say that every respected contemporary Muslim condemns FGM. This is, of course, an utter falsehood:

      “Muslim cleric urges female genital mutilation”

      https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/05/muslim-cleric-urges-female-genital-mutilation

      “Russia: Muslim cleric says ‘all women should be circumcised’”

      https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/08/russia-muslim-cleric-says-all-women-should-be-circumcised

      There are, of course, many more such stories.

      More:

      Even in that hadith the prophet warned the woman performing the female circumcision to do it in such a way that it will harm the the girl.
      ………………………………..

      This is, of course, an obvious falsehood. The Hadith–which Mr. Spencer has cited many times, including in stories about this very case–reads:

      Narrated Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah: A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her: Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband.
      –Sunan Abu Dawud 41:5251

      This vaguely refers to “not cut[ting] severely” being “better” for a woman and more desirable for a husband–it does not say to perform FGM in such a manner that it will not harm the girl.

      And how could it? In what possible manner could a girl have her clitoris cut out without anesthesia without causing harm? What vicious crap.

      Yet more:

      But Mr spencer (sic) as (sic) ignorant about sharia told us that it is (sic). performed (sic) to reduce sexual apetite (sic) of a woman.where (sic) has he read it from sharia books?idiot
      ………………………………..

      What crap. Pious Muslims *regularly* cite cutting off a woman’s clitoris being done to prevent her from experiencing any sexuality.

      The Imam in the second story I cited, above, has this to say:

      “Ismail Berdiyev, a senior Muslim cleric from Dagestan who said ‘all women’ should be subjected to the practice to eliminate sexual depravity…

      “All women should be circumcised so there would be no debauchery on earth, so that sexuality is minimized,” Mr Berdiyev, a prominent figure in Dagestan, told a correspondent from Interfax, a Russian news agency.”

      In other words, that no woman should be allowed to experience any sexual feelings. This is the *entire purpose* of FGM.

      Muslim men as so insecure that they think that any woman will stray unless she has been effectively neutered. Considering how Muslim men regularly engage in forced, abusive, loveless marriages, I suppose this should not surprise. *Ugh*.

      God, I hate Islam.

  15. gravenimage says

    Apr 28, 2017 at 10:13 pm

    Michigan: Examinations reveal that Muslim doctor’s claim she didn’t perform female genital mutilation is false
    …………………………..

    Did this stupid Muslimah think no one would check–or is she just so accustomed to lying to the Infidels that this ludicrous denial was automatic?

    More:

    “The girls’ parents have not been charged.”
    …………………………..

    Well, they sure as hell *should be*. The girls were not mutilated without parental consent.

  16. Mike Wolff says

    Apr 29, 2017 at 8:34 am

    Shamefully, this is the first prosecution of this monstrous crime brought by the US. But more scandalous and shocking is that in Britain, despite FGM being illegal for more than 30 years, there have been NONE. Yet neighbouring France has brought more than 100 high profile prosecutions. But Britain is so crippled by political correctness, fantasies of multiculturalism and an obsession with “diversity” that it has made Muslims and black Africans almost protected species that no one dare criticise. So even the butchering of young girls is ignored to avoid causing offence by targeting the two groups responsible. Shameful.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 29, 2017 at 6:46 pm

      Yes–it is appalling that Britain and the US have not done more.

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