This is NOT circumcision. I repeat: This is NOT circumcision. The correct term is genital mutilation. The Times should be ashamed of themselves.
No, the correct term for the surgical procedure being practiced on these female children is clitorectomy. Let's not mince words here with such vague terms as female genital mutilation and circumcision. For crying out loud, the clitoris is being cut from these little girl's bodies.