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POPSSupport for Female Circumcision Declining in Egypt Wealthiest 20% - only 1/3 of girls will be circumcised Poorest 20% - 3/4 of girls will be circumcised Education makes a difference. Poor girls are under higher scrutiny and subject to the strictest standards in many societies, including the US.
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POPSUgandan Bill Would Outlaw Female Mutilation Medical doctors say FGM is a leading cause of maternal health complications like child mortality rate and deaths during pregnancies because the parts of the cervix will have been endangered during the mutilation. In the last five years along, there have been almost 500 deaths resulting from FGM.
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POPSDenmark to Ban Mutilation of Male Child Penis The usual whining victimhood cry anti-Semitism as if this intended ban was directed towards them alone. They conveniently forget that Muslims also practice this barbarity and there are far more Muslims in the EU. Even when they are not victims, they refuse to share their perception of victimhood with others. Interference with children's bodies in ANY circumstance must be banned in all cases. Sexual interference with children's bodies is just one small step onwards as is easily proven by the many REAL victims of these religious maniacs.
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POPSTwo doctors in Saudi Arabia want to change cultural attitudes to female genital mutilation In Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and Mali, for example, more than 80% of women have undergone FGM. Typically, the procedure is carried out by a Daya (an elderly female birth attendant) when a baby girl is a few days old, but it can be done at any time during childhood, adolescence, before marriage or during a first pregnancy. The scope of the operation – which is often carried out in non-sterile conditions using household implements – can vary considerably from removing the clitoris to cutting away all of the woman's external genitalia before stitching the wound back together leaving only a tiny hole for menstruation and urination." yes it still exists.
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POPSMale circumcision is a weapon in the sperm wars
In some forms of mutilation, the handicap to sperm competition is obvious. There is subincision, for example, where cuts are made to the base of the penis. This causes sperm to be ejaculated from the base rather than the end, and is performed in several Aboriginal Australian societies, says Wilson. In some African and Micronesian cultures, young men have one of their testicles crushed. Male genital mutilation makes it less likely that a male will manage to father a child with another man's wife, Wilson says. Home advantage Circumcision is one of the less painful forms of mutilation, but it is also less effective at reducing sperm competition. Wilson suggests, however, that the lack of a foreskin could make insertion or ejaculation slower, meaning brief, illicit sex is less likely to come to fruition and lead to a pregnancy. Younger men, he says, willingly submit to having their reproductive ability reduced because they benefit socially from the older men, by forming allian
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POPSWhy TORTURE your BABIES? Male Mutilation!
"It to be a brutal, painful and inhumane act. Parents do not have the right to make such an alteration to any child's body, male or female. That is something for them to decide when they are older. We are merely the guardian/custodian of our child's body, not its owner. A circumcision takes anywhere from 12 - 20 minutes, and 1/3 to 1/2 of TOTAL penile skin is removed. There is also considerable evidence that babies experience extreme pain and stress during a circumcision which, unfortunately, is performed the majority of the time without any anesthesia whatsoever. A recent poll of Doctors that preform circumcisions showed that only 45% used any kind of pain relief. This is even after the American Academy of Pediatrics, in their March 1999 Circumcision Policy, stated that analgesia has been found to be safe and effective in reducing the pain associated with circumcision, and should be provided if the procedure is performed. In cases when anesthesia is given it isn't always effecti
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POPSHistory of female circumcision in the United States Their approach to clitoral surgery, at least as revealed in published medical works, was a cautious one that respected the importance of clitoral stimulation for healthy sexuality while simultaneously recognizing its role as cause and symptom in cases of insanity that were tied to masturbation.
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POPSFight against female circumcision This is female castration. "The gynaecologist says comparing female and male circumcision is like the difference between clipping a nail and cutting the whole finger off."
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POPS Positive Muslim News To all of us who are willing to face truth in the world, I believe it is the right thing to do to be just as aware of this. These words are to remind ME more than anything.
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POPSFemale genital mu.tilation banned in Eritrea Too bad it is not enforced fully. It is one of the cultural traditions that I wish would just go away. It's is not fair to the poor girls that must endure this horrific procedure. Kudos to them for banning it. Hope it helps the girls/women.
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POPSFemale circumcision: a problem in Britain The article says it is practiced by Christians and Muslims alike, coming from Africa and the Middle East. Odd, I've never heard of this until I heard of honor killings, which is particularly an Islamic tradition. Female circumcision was banned in 2003, but since then, no incidents of it have been prosecuted even though one midwife said she treats 400-500 cases of it.
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POPSDoes Circumcision cut down on HIV?
This entire question is very controversial. Like all good Jewish boys, I was circumcised on the 8th day of my life. Most of my friends, Jewish or not were also circumcised, which is something I find interesting considering that HIV and the prevention of STDs was not really much of a question in the late 40's. It almost became a question of style. I remember some parents saying that they didn't want their sons to look "different" from the other boys. There was also the question of hygiene, but that seemed like more of an excuse to me, when I became old enough to think about it. Getting adult males in the U.S. especially, to willingly undergo this procedure is iffy at best. The recuperative pain is horrible from what I've been told by those few men I know who actually did this. It seems to me that it really is nothing more than mutilation of the male genitalia. We shrink at the thought of female circumcision and yet accept it for males. Something to think about.
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POPSKadra - The Somalian girl which fight the conservative assholes.
Kadra Yusuf - The only Somalian girl in Norway with guts tougher than her opposite gender. I will say; One of top ten world wide. Muslims, especially YOU Somalian khat chewing losers; Shame on you. In our part of the World, democracy, equal status between man and woman and freedom of speech are absolutes. So, if there's a problem for you Somalian Muslims - Well, go home then and leave us in peace. How can you stay a place where you can't accept girls (in general) wearing skirts (or whatever they want to wear), without being called a hooker, being raped or beaten. Why can't she care for a kiss whenever she want, either it's her boyfriend or girlfriend? Kadra once told one of the Norwegian Ministers on purpose for getting the Norwegian politics getting more adequate to the real world. She said; Somalian guys are lacy and troublemakers. Allah, social benefits, kath (drug), trouble and suppressing their women are their only interests. And what have happen? Nothing.
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POPSMale Circumcision Could this be true?... If the increase in partner infection after circumcision is confirmed, it would mean it could not be endorsed as a prevention strategy without ensuring men and women are fully aware of the need to refrain from intercourse for a month or so until the penile wound has healed, the researchers said. The WHO's Kevin De Cock stressed the need for caution and good preparations: "While male circumcision has extraordinary potential to prevent HIV infection, these new findings remind us that we must proceed with thought and care in developing male circumcision in Africa."
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