“Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) (by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the bazr ‘clitoris’ [this is called khufaadh ‘female circumcision’]).” — ‘Umdat al-Salik e4.3, translated by Mark Durie, The Third Choice, p. 64
The more Muslims immigrate to Western countries, and as the norming of sharia continues in the West, the more clitordectomies will become horrifyingly commonplace.
05/13/16
More than 500,000 women and girls across the country—most of them living in metropolitan areas—are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation, a procedure that has long been practiced in many African and Middle Eastern countries as a cultural custom but has been illegal in the U.S. since 1996.
A report showing the number of women at risk was published in January by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the figure was much higher than previously estimated. A separate report last year by the non-profit Population Reference Bureau (PRB) determined that women and girls most at risk were concentrated in major cities like New York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., where large diaspora immigrant communities have coalesced.
Female genital mutilation, also called cutting or FGM, involves partial or total removal of the external genitalia for non-medical reasons, with no discernible health benefits. Nearly one-third of the estimated 513,000 women at risk are under the age of 18, according to the CDC and PRB data.
Anyone who has information about an individual who is suspected of assisting or facilitating the practice of FGM is urged to submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.
Resources:- International Human Rights Unit- ICE, FBI recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation- Video: Department of State IIP: Join the Global Conversation to #endFGM
- CDC Report: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: Updated Estimates of Women and Girls at Risk, 2012 (PDF)- Population Reference Bureau: Women and Girls at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States- U.N. International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
- Equality Now: Fact Sheets and Background
- CDC Report: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: Updated Estimates of Women and Girls at Risk, 2012 (PDF)- Population Reference Bureau: Women and Girls at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States- U.N. International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
- Equality Now: Fact Sheets and Background
FBI Asks For Help Investigating Rampant Female Genital Mutilation
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