Lawmakers are “afraid of losing their political clout among the all-powerful conservative traditional and religious groups bent at retaining the practice.” Who are these “religious groups” that are bent on retaining the practice? They are Islamic groups. 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.
“10-year-old Somali girl dies after female genital mutilation,” Associated Press, July 20, 2018:
A 10-year-old girl has bled to death after undergoing female genital mutilation in Somalia, an activist said, a rare confirmed death in the country with the world’s highest rate of the practice.
The girl died in a hospital on Monday, two days after her mother took her to a traditional circumciser in a remote village outside Dhusamareb town in central Galmudug state, Hawa Aden Mohamed with the Galkayo Education Center for Peace and Development said in a statement.
“The circumciser is suspected to cut an important vein in the course of the operation,” Mohamed said.
About 98 percent of women and girls in the Horn of Africa nation undergo female genital mutilation, according to the United Nations. While Somalia’s constitution prohibits the practice, Mohamed said no laws have been enacted to ensure that those who perform the circumcisions are punished.
Lawmakers are “afraid of losing their political clout among the all-powerful conservative traditional and religious groups bent at retaining the practice,” she said….
Over 200 million women and girls in 30 countries across three continents have experienced genital mutilation, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said earlier this year, calling it a “gross violation of the human rights of women and girls.”….
mike9a says
savages barbarians thugs villains fiends
J D S says
Of course they oppose criminalizing this barbaric practices and there will be no outcry for the loss of life of this little girl (and many many others) because their barbaric leader of this false religion said that the circumciser could make a mistake…So this happens and no one is supposed to object?..I have no sympathy for this mother..she condoned having this barbaric act performed on her child. Then again in retrospect…What choice did she have….given the fact that Islam itself is the final authority…
Now this happened in Somalia. But what about it happening right here in the U.S. where it is supposed to be illegal?????….I CAN REMEMBER WHEN ABORTION WAS ILLEGAL in the U.S…..
Abortion WAS illegal because it took a life… Circumcision in boys has a medical effect..it can prevent infections…..Circumcision in girls is done so that she may not enjoy sex and for no other reason.
J D S says
Oops….the beginning should read..Of course they oppose stopping ……….
Ren says
The “circumcision” (= horrific mutilation !) is equally heinous, no matter if the victim is a girl or a boy! It serves no health purpose whatsoever in either sex! It is and was always barbaric and is a particularly vile ritual, sexual assault on the victim !
Susan B says
FMG = circumcision times 100. Do not equate the two.
Timothy R Meisner says
You are incorrect. World Health Statistics relate that there are few to no infections in a circumsised boy when compared to that of a non circumsised boy
gravenimage says
Ren, the glans is not removed from the penis in male circumcision–this would be the same as FGM.
elee says
mike9a got it right. But hey, the liberals and the libbers love them!
Susan B says
elee, I really doubt that leftist love them. It is called ignorance, all this is kept from the public thanks to the MSM. These leftist put their blinders on and cover their ears out of fear of finding out the truth. However there is no real excuse for not knowing about this evil without or with the MSM.
gravenimage says
+1
abad says
Actually, the liberal elite makes the argument that FGM is performed by peoples other than Moslems (non-Moslem parts of Africa, Papua New Guinea, for example) thereby dismissing the “It’s only Islam” aspect.
The real reason the liberal elite will “defend” FGM is because it is more of a tribal practice and you know how the liberal elite has always sung the praises of the non-white, non-European, non-male, non-Christian tribes.
Oh yeah.
Even the Jivaros.
They can bite me.
The liberal elite, not the Jivaros.
Susan B says
FMG is 100% a muslim practice condoned by the female hating mohammad.
Walter Sieruk says
On the subject of the cruel, brutal and vicious Islamic tradition of female butchery which some Muslims so inappropriately call “female circumcision.” This heinous Islamic custom of misogyny has been exposed in the book by Brigitte Gabriel which is entitled THEY MUST BE STOPPED. For on page 178 it reveals to the reader that “One of the most devastating practices to young girls of the Islamic world is female genital mutilation. Young girls have their clitoris removed without anesthesia…”
Indeed, they must be stopped !
Rosie Barnes says
She should move to Britain. No danger of being prosecuted there. Illegal for more than 30 years, more than 5000 reported cases annually, and not one prosecution.
Joy Freedom says
Wonder who is watching the large Somali community in Minnesota. Think this twisted shit will stop because they are in the West??
abad says
They all need to be deported back to Somalia. There is no reason for them to be in this country.
clap says
Traditional circumciser? Does that mean they use a sharp rock in a non-sterile environment?
Lydia Church says
It is always distorting what God set up. He set up male circumcision, which is actually healthy for the male, improves the sexual experience for both sexes during the act, and it is interesting to note that it was to be done on the 8th day and I heard that this is when the baby can’t feel any pain in that area and… who knew? Just like non kosher meats and foods are actually unhealthy to eat due to bacteria and such, and blood and lard as well…. and that was in the Bible too! Long before the science to prove it. Hmmm…. anyway…
But the evil barbarians have to come up with ‘female circumcision,’ which has no purpose at all, no health is gained, nothing. The excuse they give? To curb females from being ‘hypersexual’! What a load of crap! It is the men who are hyper sexual over there, since they can’t keep their hands off of anyone! But, all it is is an act of torture, mutilation, and male dominance. The female is no longer able to experience any sexual pleasure or satisfaction on the outer genitalia. And, she may even die in the process. And both of those things are kinda… sorta…. a big deal. If the tables were turned, and the males were castrated and could not experience pleasure or orgasm, but could still reproduce and urinate, just to ‘fulfill their function’ while the females would still be gratified in every natural way by the males, how would they like that? They could just serve as our sex slaves! That is exactly what should be done with all the males who favor FGM. That is justice!
shosh7154 says
Not to mention the pain of CHILD BIRTH….tearing scar tissue wide open has a way of interrupting the beauty of seeing the face of your baby for the first time.
gravenimage says
Fistulas are a terrible problem with Type III FGM (infibulation), as well.
Just A Concerned Citizen says
I would defy anyone to find a culture where girls are cut that does not also cut their boys. Without fail, they will also produce a long list of “reasons” to justify it for girls that would sound an awful lot like what we see posted above. As long as we rationalize and tolerate male cutting as we do here, there will always be those who cut their daughters, as well.
It ALL needs to stop.
Susan B says
When they cut off the top of the penis of boys then we can make a comparison.
How about we start with little girls who have their clitoris cut out and the horrible after affects.
Now lets look to motives:
Girls are mutilated to keep them under control to curb sexuality.
Now tell me why boys are circumcised???
Mary says
My nephew was circumcised when he was a toddler because of repeated infections. Once he healed no more infections. Both my boys were circumcised shortly after birth and neither 1 had any infections. Since they were babies I was told that they wouldn’t feel it, but my nephew sure did.
Ren says
1 + to you “Just a concerned citizen”. And yes, not just Muslims do this. Most others in these areas that are not Muslims, do it as well as we realized when we lived in some of these countries.
Shame on all of them !
Violation on kids of both sexes sexual organs needs to stop !!! Full stop !!! NOW !!!
Susan B says
Ren BS FMG is 100% a islamic practice condoned by mohammad. Stop trying to blame others for the evil of islam.
Susan B says
So are you saying that muslims need to stop following the commands of mohammad. Let me know how that works out.
gravenimage says
There are others who perform FGM, sadly–mostly in Africa.
But the vast majority of FGM is practiced by Muslims, and they are the only ones who defend it on religious grounds.
Carol the 1st says
Male circumcision has value against infection, especially in dry climates where the ability to wash can be a problem. Females, on the other hand, have natural lubrication, perfectly designed to keep mucus membranes moist. Any Interference is not at all warranted. It is criminally arrogant and not ‘religious’ in this day and age to to interfere with a helpless female child’s sexual organs
Japetto Danatelli says
Even without death FGM is a barbaric, cruel practice. But once we know little girls can die then there can be no doubt that it needs to stop, it’s a sick practice that belongs in the Dark Ages not the modern day world. But this is islam, a kind of throw back to a primitive time before the development of human rights and the Age of Enlightenment. It’s appalling that so many people who, for the sake of “diversity,” conveniently over look this butchery of a child’s body for sexual slavery. Even worse, muslims are bringing this sick practice to the West, just one more islamic disgrace under our noses. The left never has anything to say about these barbarities in islam, they’re too busy criticizing or jailing we who speak against it. Spencer and Geller have been called every name in the book for denouncing these crimes in islam, while those who ignore it are hailed as heroes of multicultural togetherness. This is the kind of world we live in today, where good people are defamed and bad people are praised. Islam is dividing us and degrading the social and moral fiber of our nation(s). Muslims couldn’t be in a better position, we’ve made it wonderfully easy for them to expand and strengthen their supremacist agenda for allah. Thousands of muslim girls in the West have been subjected to this carnage even though it’s illegal, it just goes to show how we have lost control of the situation as islam takes over. Western culture can’t help but be negatively affected by the immoralities and crimes of islam. And the fact that we can’t protect young girls from this barbaric practice is proof enough we’ve been cut off at the knees where law and morality is concerned. The rape, the crime, the nasty enclaves, the FGM, the religious intimidation, the constant threat of terror–all of it–is not the kind of stuff upon which you can build a happy future. It’s time the leftist appeasers stop fooling themselves with their own lies and excuses, and instead start dealing with islam with a healthy respect for truth and human rights that affect us all. I make no threats here, just a simply request for human decency in the midst of a crisis.
Carol the 1st says
Islam wants POWER and it has no concept of spirituality (witness its absolutely ruthless targeting of everyone – including some very brave muslims – who have tried to oppose, change, or leave it). Their spurious Allah evidently picks his teeth with bickering humans just to exercise his muscles.
It’s a scurrilous, ambitious, steamrolling, self-enslaving, baby-making, successful-by-its -own-lights trap that HAS ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST IN EVER CHANGING. Once it gains sway over the political process all is lost. It cannot be allowed to “succeed” in the world. In the Information Age this monster is fighting hard as it undoubtedly senses that only brutality and chaos will fend off its demise.
Gangsters state plainly “That’s not a threat, that’s a PROMISE”.
Wolves in sheep’s clothing dress up the phrase with “That’s not a threat, that’s a PREDICTION”.
Japetto Danatelli says
You spoke the ugly truth beautifully. Islam is like a giant angry snake, writhing and hissing as it gets gnawed by the fangs of truth. It reminds me of the drug cartels of Mexico, the violence always gets worse when they’re losing. It’s not a sign of strength when the carnage gets worse, it’s a sign of desperation and loss of control. As the world wakes up to the “monster” as you rightly call it the violence and hate increases. While more terrorists kill us our own leftist politicians clamp down even harder on free speech and liberty. The persistence and hard work of people like Spencer, Geller, and Wilders, is paying off. The enemy is losing and their tactics are getting more desperate with every passing week. As the situation solidifies in all its ugliness we can see with perfect vision the collusion between islam and the left who helps them. No longer can our politicians and leaders hide behind a facade of multicultural peace and love with islam. The whole world knows islam is not–and has never been–multicultural. The left is standing in the midst of mile-high piles of corpses and telling us islam is a “religion of peace.” No sane person buys their lies anymore, and no moral person can accept the consequence of appeasing islam.
I would have added a punchline after your last two lines which read, “But allah says, slay them wherever you find them.” Islam has never been euphemistic about its love of terror for allah. That’s why the leftist appeasers are guilty of treason in my opinion, because there can be no doubt about islam’s supremacist agenda. They are the “wolves in sheep’s clothing” that predict the future destruction of our nations, the politicians that lie and make excuses for islam’s violent political agenda called jihad.
Japetto Danatelli says
–too many italics at the end. Sorry for the mess.
gravenimage says
No problem, Japetto. Good post.
Carol the 1st says
Good post, Japetto but the Leftist crickets seem to have turned in already.
gravenimage says
Somalia: 10-year-old girl dies after female genital mutilation, Islamic groups oppose criminalizing the practice
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This *poor young girl*. And of course these pious barbarians don’t want to stop–almost 100% of girls are mutilated in Somalia.
God, I hate Islam.
Susan B says
Jay Boo what is it that the Evangelical Christians are not the main ones doing???
Susan B says
Jay Boo there are no evangelical Christians doing FMG, there are no commands in the Bible to destroy little girls. Interesting that you would lie about something like this. You know as well as anyone that only islam commands FMG on girls no other group does.
Susan B says
It is not cultural it is islamic law. If there are any non muslims that do this evil it would be so minuscule as not to count.
FMG was condoned by mohammad and this is the result in islamic countries. Percentage of females mutilated by country. 98% Somalia, 96% Guinea, 93% Djibouti, 91% Egypt, 89% Eritrea, 89% Mali, 88% Sierra Leone, 88% Sudan. There are so many more islamic countries that practice this. Why, because mohammad thought females were nothing more than sex objects and possesses. Islam the cult of pieces, literally. Slicing and dicing muslim style.
gravenimage says
Yes–there can be nothing more grotesque than this claim.
Kerry Woollen says
This only states how stupid the Muslim- men are. it would only be in their benefit as well if their women would be happy, healthy, full women and able to enjoy a normal healthy sex life. By controlling their women in this way, they don`t experience the enjoyable sex life themselves either. It is a shame that Islamic world is so ultimately stupid and ignorant in this. Another topic is of course the health problems for these women and the risk for babies being born. This is just purely so stupid that there are no words. I hope God has his ways in stopping this and the overruling of this ignorant Islam that they call religion. It is not religion, it is an evil cult.