In a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting
In a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting
apnews.com In a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting
Lawmakers in Gambia are voting Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting.
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The country’s top Islamic body has called the practice “one of the virtues of Islam.”
Religion is a cancer.
72 0 ReplyFemale genital mutilation is not a part of Islam.
Male genital mutilation, however, is. (Just like Judaism)
20 0 ReplyFemale genital mutilation is not a part of Islam.
The top Islamic body in the Gambia disagrees.
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I thought the Quran made no mention of FGM, and that the practice was discouraged (or outright forbidden) by Islamic fatwas / religious scholars.
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