Muslim religious leaders "oppose female circumsision" [Arabic]

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Summary: In Cairo, a small revolution has been launched: A conference of high-ranking Muslim theologians has agreed that the practice of female genital mutilation is irreconcilable with Islam. The painful and often deadly practice of female circumcision affects millions of women in Africa.

 

pdf: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/sci_tech/newsid_6176000/6176364.stm

Country: 
Egypt
Issues: 
Gender and girls
Harmful traditional practices
Violence: 
Harmful traditional practices

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