What Drives Female Circumcision in Majority Muslim African Societies?
African or Islamic Culture? Abdul Karim BanguraProfessor of International Relations and Islamic Peace Studies, American University ‘ ); document.write( addy_text43363 ); document.write( ” ); //–>\n ‘ ); //–> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ‘ ); //–> (). The practice of female circumcision, also referred to as female genital mutilation (FGM) in the West, has been a controversial issue of international debate, and its presence in majority Muslim African societies has contributed to misleading perceptions of Islam as a perpetuator of human rights abuses. As nations become more involved with one another, a greater amount of judgment falls on cultural differences. As a practice dating back to the earliest of ancestors, many members of African societies that perform female circumcision argue that it is a large part of their cultural values and that it symbolizes a necessary stage in a girls life. Yet many others argue that it i
African or Islamic Culture? Abdul Karim BanguraProfessor of International Relations and Islamic Peace Studies, American University ‘ ); document.write( addy_text83839 ); document.write( ” ); //–>\n ‘ ); //–> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ‘ ); //–> (). The practice of female circumcision, also referred to as female genital mutilation (FGM) in the West, has been a controversial issue of international debate, and its presence in majority Muslim African societies has contributed to misleading perceptions of Islam as a perpetuator of human rights abuses. As nations become more involved with one another, a greater amount of judgment falls on cultural differences. As a practice dating back to the earliest of ancestors, many members of African societies that perform female circumcision argue that it is a large part of their cultural values and that it symbolizes a necessary stage in a girls life. Yet many others argue that it i
