Egypt forbids female circumcision (genital mutilation)


	Egypt forbids female circumcision (genital mutilation)

sohil

6-28-2007 6:24 PM

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egypt, women, religion, woman, middle east, human rights, health, christianity, islam, culture

sohil says:

About time!

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6-28-2007 8:57 PM

jussyRider

I'm glad to hear it!

6-29-2007 12:57 AM

Antara

WOOOOOHOOOOO!

6-29-2007 7:54 AM

hippopotamus

civilization getting improved there

7-1-2007 8:50 AM

righthand

All circumcision - male or female - should be illegal.

Only then can preventing interference with our bits, be taken seriously.

The integrity of the human body should never be breached before the age of consent.

7-1-2007 8:58 AM

dorine

I popped another clip. It's about time. Now, for the rest of the countries that allow this barbarism.

7-1-2007 1:41 PM

BartendingBear

but the practice continued to be allowed in exceptional circumstances

I cannot imagine what exceptional circumstances might be.

7-1-2007 2:03 PM

ratilfar

About damned time!

7-1-2007 4:22 PM

veeqdee

Thank you for brightening my day!

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