Tag Archives: Female Circumcision

Despite the Islamophobic industry condemning female circumcision as a “patriarchal custom”, a recent report by the FPA ‘Towards Understanding Female Genital Cutting in Sri Lanka’ by Zainab Ibrahim and Ermiza Tegal has shown that it is Muslim Women who mostly support the practice. Moreover despite being labeled “outdated” the evidence shows that it is actually being perceived very positively and …

As we know, the Islamic faith and culture are closely intertwined and related. Generally Islamic culture conforms to and evolves within the Islamic framework. This is because that particular culture community is a also a piously religious one and so religion and culture go hand in hand, the cultural aspect being understood to be well within the ambit of religion …

A number of Sri Lankan Muslim groups have called on the government to medicalise female circumcision. In representations made to the Parliamentary Committee on Women and Gender, members of the All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama, All Ceylon YMMA Conference, Centre for Islamic Studies and United Religions Initiative urged the Health Ministry to withdraw a recent circular prohibiting medical professionals from carrying …

Recent moves to condemn the Islamic duty of female circumcision on the grounds that it has no basis in religion are bound to meet with failure. Not only is female circumcision Islamic, but it is, according to the best scholars of Islam obligatory. This means Muslims are bound to practice it and this right to practice it is guaranteed by …

A recent Health Ministry circular prohibiting medical practitioners from carrying out female circumcision has been condemned as an affront to Muslims who practice it. A circular issued by Dr.Anil Jasinghe, Director General of Health Services states that “any involvement in the procedure, be it conducting the procedure or encouraging it, is considered highly unethical and that all medical professionals are …