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 …
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Safe Female circumcision Dr. Sit Elbanat Khalid Mohamed Ali Obstetrician Gynecologist Khartoum University – Sudan 2- 2 -2009 Contents 1 – The Female Prepuce ((Clitorial Hood )) . 2 – Female Genital Anatomy and Sexual Dysfunction. 3 – Clitorial Un hooding. 4 – Medical Studies . 5 – Personal reports. 6 – Female Circumcision: “Prohibition or Allowance?” Islamic & Medical …
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By Asiff Hussein Recent moves by activists to ban the Islamic duty of female circumcision in Sri Lanka is a frightening development that threatens the religious rights of the Muslims of our country. We learn that the Ministry of Health is to issue a circular prohibiting cuts being made to the female genitalia carried out in State hospitals. The Parliamentary …
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Female Circumcision – An Islamic Perspective By Asiff Hussein Islamic Basis The evidence for circumcision, both male and female, come from the ahadith (Sayings of Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him) like the following: 1) Circumcision is my way for men and ennobling in women (Baihaqi). This hadith suggests that both male and female circumcision was recognized by the Prophet. …
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