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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian
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To: average joe who wrote (6474)5/27/2000 11:05:00 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (2) of 9127
 
Female circumcision, is part of their religion.

Only for some tribes and cultures is there a religious connection, joe; for others it has nothing at all to do with religious belief. It can be done for several reasons:
cultural or gender identity, control of women's sexuality and reproductive functions, and beliefs about hygiene and health.
FGM is most often done by women, who carry on the practice for a variety of social, religious, traditional, economic and esthetic reasons. FGM is part of a rite of passage into womanhood at which the initiate is taught the roles expected of a wife, lover and mother. In some societies a woman who has not undergone the rite is considered unprepared for marriage. Religion is used to justify the practice of FGM in certain Islamic countries which portray FGM as an obligation for Muslim purification.
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