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Muslim leader in India under fire from activists for supporting female genital mutilation (FGM)
reuters ^ | 4/29/16

Posted on 04/29/2016 4:31:59 PM PDT by StCloudMoose

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The leader of the only South Asian Muslim community known to practice female genital mutilation (FGM) came under criticism on Friday by campaigners who accused him of urging followers to continue the centuries-old custom. Little is known about FGM in India, where it is carried out in great secrecy by the close-knit Dawoodi Bohra community, a Shi'ite Muslim sect thought to number over 1 million that considers the practice to be a religious obligation. An audio clip of Syedna Muffadal Saifuddin's speech at a mosque in Mumbai, has been authenticated by several members of the community. According to a transcript, he said: "The act must be done. It needs to be done discreetly when it is a woman, but it needs to be done."

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TOPICS: Islam; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: fgm; india; muslim

1 posted on 04/29/2016 4:31:59 PM PDT by StCloudMoose
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To: StCloudMoose

When will we start calling Mohammedism a cult instead of a religion?


2 posted on 04/29/2016 4:34:44 PM PDT by goodwithagun (March 3, 2016: The date FReepers justified the "goodness" of Planned Parenthood.)
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To: goodwithagun

WTF is wrong with these filthy people?!


3 posted on 04/29/2016 4:55:39 PM PDT by LYDIAONTARIO
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To: LYDIAONTARIO

But hey, conservative war on women . . .


4 posted on 04/29/2016 4:56:23 PM PDT by goodwithagun (March 3, 2016: The date FReepers justified the "goodness" of Planned Parenthood.)
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To: StCloudMoose; goodwithagun; LYDIAONTARIO

Civilized Westerners only approve genital mutilation when it is accompanied by the destruction of
ALL the secondary sexual characteristics and a lifetime of intentional hormonal derangement.

A.k.a. “transgender transitioning” or sexual “reassignment surgery”.

And Westerners don’t do it secretly. In some cases, the whole long recombobulation is displayed for popular entertainment.


5 posted on 04/29/2016 5:09:12 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Tell the truth and shame the Devil.)
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To: StCloudMoose

I noticed that our National Organization of Women - NOW (aka National Association of Gals - NAG) are strangely silent about this.


6 posted on 04/29/2016 5:20:22 PM PDT by Traveler59 ( Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
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To: Traveler59

“I noticed that our National Organization of Women - NOW (aka National Association of Gals - NAG) are strangely silent about this.”

Well, why should they be upset. Not every people on Earth have western values. Don’t you respect cultural differences?

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7 posted on 04/29/2016 6:09:39 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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To: StCloudMoose

Oh, those fun-loving moozlums.


8 posted on 04/29/2016 8:22:30 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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