There are growing movements in the West that are calling for female genital mutilation to be eradicated. While that is good, they are doomed to failure. Why? Because they refuse to address the Islamic justifications of the practice, and even deny that they exist.
FGM is mandated in Islamic law: “Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) (by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the bazr ‘clitoris’ [this is called khufaadh ‘female circumcision’]).” — ‘Umdat al-Salik e4.3, translated by Mark Durie, The Third Choice, p. 64
Why is it obligatory? Because Muhammad is held to have said so: “Abu al- Malih ibn Usama’s father relates that the Prophet said: ‘Circumcision is a law for men and a preservation of honour for women.’” — Ahmad Ibn Hanbal 5:75
“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.’” — Abu Dawud 41:5251
Unless and until its Islamic justifications, which everyone seems to want to cover up and deny, are addressed, FGM will never be eradicated. Anti-FGM movements will tell Muslim women (and men) about the health risks of FGM, and about how barbaric it is to work to deny women sexual pleasure and try to control them, and none of it will stop FGM. All that will wash over believers and what will be left will be the fact that it is justified in Islam — and that is the one thing the anti-FGM campaigners refuse to address. So they will, unfortunately, never succeed.
“Swiss Islamic Council Justifies Female Genital Mutilation,” by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, February 24, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (IZRS) has defended the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), claiming that Islamic law justifies the practice.
The organisation released an “Islamic legal opinion” this week arguing that a form of so-called “female circumcision”, involving the removal of parts of the genitals, is justified, Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger reports.
IZRS Secretary-General Ferah Uluca said that while the paper justifies the practice, it does not call on Muslims to perform it as a duty. Ulucay said it is up to each parent to decide, but the paper does claim the practice is not harmful to the girl involved.
The paper also uses a United Nations Population Fund report to back its argument comparing FGM to male circumcision — but the report cited states that the health consequences of male and female circumcision are much different.
The “Sunna circumcision” is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as Type 1 FGM which involves either the removal of the clitoral hood (prepuce) only (Type 1a) or the removal of the clitoris with the prepuce (Type 1b).
FGM has been illegal in Switzerland since 2012 and those found to practice any form of it are liable to be imprisoned for up to ten years….
Kay says
This issue just turns my stomach.
It used to be far away and everyone who knew about it knew it was barbaric.
It is a nightmare that it is being justified in the free West and that all girls are not protected from this barbarism.
But of course Mohammedens would twist something from Judaism.
bodega says
Male circumcision can be justifed on medical grounds though most uncirumcised men deny it. The folds and areas under the prepuce harbor viruses and bacterial inimical to women. The clitoris might hold some but mostly normal vaginal flora. If men wash beneath the prepuce, they mostly eliminate the problem.
There is no justification for female circumcision except cancer. STDS can mostly be controlled.my medication.
So, Allah and the Mo didn’t want women to experience orgasms? Aren’t they just swell? And men are allowed to go around anywhere and rape boys and girls and women? Pigs do better than that.
PRCS says
Male circumcision is practiced by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Judaism does not allow FGM, It is practiced by some Christians (though it is not mentioned in the Bible). Its primary practitioners are Muslims.
Any religion which teaches that human beings are created in a deity’s image AND then permits/authorizes human beings to “modify” their fellow human beings needs a rethink.
Aardvark says
“Any religion which teaches that human beings are created in a deity’s image AND then permits/authorizes human beings to “modify” their fellow human beings needs a rethink.”
Spot on, PRCS. I thought it worth repeating.
PRCS says
Thank you, sir/ma’am.
Larry says
I don’t believe that Islam teaches that women are created in Allah’s image, do they?
mortimer says
The Swiss will eventually figure out that Islam and little Switzerland do not mix. Swiss values are not Islamic values. The Swiss will have to prevent Muslims from gaining citizenship. Islam is a 7th century ideology with ideas from the Bronze Age.
Islam has nothing of value for Switzerland.
CRUSADER says
You can’t see the white crescent eclipsing the white cross on the red flag?
LeftisruiningCanada says
Personally, no.
Most of the Swiss are simply too stubborn, which is a good thing.
NERO says
“Why is it obligatory? Because Muhammad is held to have said so: “Abu al- Malih ibn Usama’s father relates that the Prophet said: ‘Circumcision is a law for men and a preservation of honour for women.’” — Ahmad Ibn Hanbal 5:75″Hahaha.. when Allah ordered mo to marry Aisha she was 6yrs and uncircumcised, then Aisha has to be circumcise but that came with hemorrhage and wound infection that delays Aisha consummation age to 9yrs.just my thinking.
Gjallarhornet says
Perverse practice.
To allow this is suicide, in every way:
*Morally a ship wreck
* It shows contempt of women
*It encourages further use of the barbaric practice
*Fine test ground for us to say: “No, this we can never permit, and if islams say it’s is mandatory, islam must take the back seat” – ie have no say in the decisions for banning the practice. If if don’t say ‘no’ to islamic rules here, where it is 100% clean cut: this is evil, we never will.
Bet there a lot of muslim parents who would leave islam to esacpe this for their children, if they were not afraid for their lives if they were to do so.
CRUSADER says
So, folks? WHAT is to be done?
>> ” Unless and until its Islamic justifications, which everyone seems to want to cover up and deny, are addressed…” <<
WHAT does "ADDRESSED" mean where the rubber hits the road???? (no pun intended)
Matthieu Baudin says
“…The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (IZRS) has defended the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), claiming that Islamic law justifies the practice…”
The entire cast of IZRS should be thrown in jail for twenty years for promoting this violent sexual assault against resident minors of Switzerland. Your average Swiss Citizen would get about two decades for this type of crime. If they can’t bring themselves to abandon and denounce their offending texts then they have no case to remain in Europe or to live in any other civilised communities around the globe.
MFritz says
Ah, the IZRS. If there ever is an islamic terrorist attack in Switzerland, this will be the “home adress” where it came from.
LeftisruiningCanada says
Come on de switzer, kick these would be lords out of your splendid land!
balafama says
it doesnt matter how many papers are written about FGM not being harmful ,if a woman develops long term adverse effects, then she should have the right to call 4 its ban. most of these useless fatwas on FGM are being decreed by men ,the mother of all ironies.
gravenimage says
*Every* woman who undergoes FGM suffers long term adverse effects.
gravenimage says
Islamic Central Council of Switzerland justifies female genital mutilation
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These Muslim thugs should be deported.