How prevalent is female circumcision in the world today?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_circumcision  this site has much information on this topic\n\nFemale genital cutting\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n(Redirected from Female circumcision)\nJump to: navigation, search\nFemale genital cutting (FGC) refers to amputation of any part of the female genitalia for cultural, rather than medical, reasons.\n\nMost Human rights organizations in the West, Africa, and Asia consider female genital cutting rituals a violation of women's human rights. Among these groups and governments, they are regarded as unacceptable and illegal forms of body modification and mutilation of those believed to be too young or otherwise unable to give informed consent.\n\nAlthough occasionally practiced by some doctors in the United States until 1958, in recent years it is only common in parts of Africa and by minority groups in some countries of the Middle East. Less frequently, it occurs among some immigrant communities in parts of Asia and the Pacific, North and Latin America, and Europe.\n\nOpponents of these practices use the term female genital mutilation (FGM). The official term female circumcision is also in common usage, though advocates of male circumcision argue that this results in unwanted associations between the two practices, while genital integrity advocates might refer to all child genital cutting as mutilation. It also should be noted that the term encompases a wide variety of practices some of which are frequently equated directly with male circumscion, others which involve a far great level of cutting or mutilation and others yet which involve no real cutting or mutilation.
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Well, European countries are more open to this topic as you know. But , you must know that prostitution exists in every part of the world. Yes. Even, Saudi Arabia. \n\n  Religion/culture does not stop men from doing evilness. I am talking about forced prostitution. \n\nAs for Bangladesh, there are plenty of them. You just dont hear about them as much because of whatever reasons. Have you never heard of the Red Light Districts in Calcutta? They have the same culture as us. The situation over there is ridiculous. \n\nSince you brought the topic up. You must know that in many Islamic counties like Pak, Saudi, Iran, Yemen, and etc..poor girls from countries like bangladesh are exploited as prostitutes. Now that you know, spead the word to save our sisters.\n\nOne other thing, being Muslim does not mean you are imune to such things. In my opinion, many muslims have a thing in them that make them very evil towards girls. You might think I am crazy but what about the 250 000 sisters raped by Pakistani Muslims. Even in BD, thugs kill women's soul without much provocation.
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Yes, the majority of men in the United States are circumcised.  If they laugh at you because you look like you're circumcised or laugh at circumcision itself, here's a few points to look at:\n\nCircumcision does indeed prevent urinary tract infections.\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/080105_circumcision_prevents.shtml\n\nI've actually had first hand experience as a child and used to suffer from them every year.  I was then circumcised on the Doctor's advice at a young age and the infections stopped immediately after.  So there is absolutely merit in the claims that is does prevent infections.\n\nIt has also been found to reduce your partner's cervical cancer risk since circumcised men have less risk for contracting penile human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/male_circumcision_cuts_cancer.shtml\n\nCircumcision Advantages\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/circumcision_advantages.shtml\n\nHowever there are many men who feel antagonistic towards their parents and feel like something was taken away from them and consequently feel very sensitive about the subject.\n\nHere's an article from both sides on the Pros and Cons:\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/circumcision_pros_and_con.shtml
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To shaglemongirl - Circumcision has never been part of Christianity. \n\nFemale circumcision is illegal in the US. Circumcision of the general male population in the US was not common until after World War 2. This was medically-based not religiously-based. A popular myth spread that male circumcision results in fewer infections and the wife of a circumcised male was less likely to get any of the reproductive cancers. This theory has since been proved baseless. Male circumcision rates have fallen drastically in the last couple of decades. Only a minority of males in the US are circumcised as part of their religion.
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I know I'm not supposed to answer you 'cause I'm not a guy, but I really really want to anyway :-)\nI actually just posted a question about Americans circumcising their boys, because I was surprised to learn how common a practice it is in the States and don't see any point in it. (Didn't get any useful answers). So in case you were worried about it, let me just tell you from a woman's point of view that there is absolutely nothing weird or wrong about a man in his natural state, it doesn;t make the slightest bit of difference during any type of sexual encounter, and you can be proud of what you have. As long as you keep yourself clean no woman will complain about your package, I promise. (Same goes for cicumcised men!). K, so sorry to butt in uninvited, wanted to tell you that you have nothing to be ashamed or worried about, you just happen to live in a society which has strangely warped views on this subject.
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FGM comes in many forms.  What type is done depends on the culture.  It was practiced long before Islam, and unfortunately it is something that Islam was not able to eradicate despite its many rules about not permanently damaging the body except in *male* circumcision, to keep the Abrahamic covenant.\n\nMuslims are even forbidden to get tattoos, much less cut off parts of the body necessary for sexual function.\n\nIn Egypt in particular, it is the norm.  Usually it is done by a doctor who only removes the clitoral hood, but for some people this is not enough.  They have their traditional way of doing things, and often they consider it a rite of passage...pain that a woman should go through so that she will be strong, and so that she will not be distracted by normal sexual desire.  It is rumored that even Cleopatra was circumcised.\n\nSome Bedouin tribes still do female circumcision as well.\n\nSo when these women go to the west, some of them may have it done, and some may not.  It depends on how badly they or their family wishes them to conform to the old ways.  I wouldn't say that it was widely practiced by immigrants, but it is sometimes.\n\n...though in my view, even one who has this done without fully informed consent is a tragedy.\n\nIt may interest you to know that many westerners who are not Muslim have plastic surgery to alter their genitals, including piercing, clitorectomies, and labia reductions.  In the past, before much was known about the nerves in the female genital area, things were done somewhat haphazardly, which resulted in many women losing function from surgery for conditions that exercise and good post natal care would have solved.\n\nThere are also many unnecessary hysterectomies, which is much, much more widespread than external FGM.\n\nI'm not trying to minimize FGM, just to keep it in perspective.  It is something to be active against, and to educate people about, but it should not be used as fuel with which to hate on Muslims.
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Yes. A circumcised man is a beautiful sight to see. An uncircumcised one is just disgusting.
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What's the point of female circumcision? It just mutilates a woman. It can cause her to have urinary, sexual, and labor (when having a baby) problems. Why do it? Its a sign of hatred and violence against women. There are many charities that are working tirelessly to end this cruel and barbaric procedure. And exactly how does this sick procedure prepare women for marriage? By preparing them for years of torture to come at the hands of their husbands?  I think its a sick procedure and thank God it isn't practiced anywhere where people have half a brain.
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It depends on which country you are in.  In Europe, circumcised is more common and therefore is more aesthetically acceptable.  In America, un-circumcised is more common.  For pleasure, un-circumcised is better for both the male and female.  In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter though.
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why would you want to remove 40% of the mans errogenous tissue?have you ever cosidered that only 10% of the worlds men are circumsised? \n\nthis barbaric male genital mutilation is in fact worse than female genital mutilation.\n\nin europe for example, circumsision is close to 3% and im guessing those are jews. I wonder where americans learned this from, perhaps the jewish population. even some savage tribes in africa dont do this.\n\nFor gods sake stop mutilating childrens sexual organs.\n\nask the father, or are u a single mom?
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US\n      47% FEMALE\n      48% MALE\n        5% OTHER
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Once circumcision was reserved for Jewish males but in the US a whole lot of doctors were and still are Jewish and they got it so it was second nature; everybody was circumcised. I'm not my parents came from Eastern Europe & my dad wasn't so he didn't have me sliced!
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Circumcised is better for hygienic reasons and also to better satisfy a woman.  Its something to do with the flap absorbing motion that would normally be pleasurable to a woman.
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There has been -- needless to say -- an enormous amount of scholarly research done on this, both medical and sociologicfal.\n\nMedically, infant circumcision is again being indicated as a means of reducing HIV/AIDS incidence in later life. It is said to have no negative consequenceds.\n\nSociologically, it is predominant among Jews and Muslims worldwide, and among the general population in the USA (at various years, 60-80%) and the Philippines (over 90% I am told).\n\nSocially, it seems that circumcision is preferred by women, and that mothers make the decision most of the time. \n\nAs for "freedom of rights": that is not a concept known to law. Perhaps you mean "freedom of choice": but infants have no such choice even over matters that will affect them lifelong: language, religion, education, inheritance. It is not a human right, although certain scholars -- loudly among them Sami Aldeeb, a Christian Palestinian (he would prefer "Canaanite") in Switzerland -- would argue the contrary.\n\nSo-called "female circumcision" is mutilatioin, amputation, and not circumcision and is illegal in the United States and in Europe. Some activists like Aldeeb conflate the male and female procedures to bolster their own arguments, but the law is otherwise.\n\nYour answser, if you have a political view, is to petition your legislature. Others have tried and failed. The argument simply isn't there; the HIV/AIDS (and cervical cancer, among others) issues counterbalance any quasi-Christian ("new Covenant") or other arguments put forward.
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It is not just something that happens in Africa, but also in Asian nations and even in the U.S. Those women that have it cut off in Africa do not do it by choice but because of tradition, it is highly unsanitary and dangerous for a woman's health but its part of their culture and should be respected.  It occurs usually in the younger years of a woman's life, ranging from childhood to adulthood but mainly in the teenage years. \n\nThere are some organizations that try to help the women that do not wish to go through this. Eve Ensler the creater of "The Vagina Monologues" also produced a documentary about violence against women around the world. She spotlit a woman in one of the African nations who created a shelter for these young girls who choose to leave their cultures because of the clitorectomy, here they find a network of support from women who are going through the same or similar experiences.\n\nIn the U.S. there are many women who also choose this, many of them are not comfortable with their clitoris or have negative ideas about its existence, others have said that they wish to focus on the pleasure of their partner instead of their own.
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My opinion, based on 4 years of political science degree:  Islam, some religions practiced in India (don't know if it's Hinduism or Buddhism that practices the below unspeakables) and some religions in Africa.  In some nations that practice Islam, it is legal to kill a woman in your family if she dishonors you family.  It is called an "Honor Killing".  In India, the practice of "Bride Burning" is not uncommon and happens when the groom is offended by the worth of the dowry (like a wedding gift for marrying someone's daughter) - he or his kin will sometimes catch the Bride and light her on fire.  In many Arabic, Indian and African societies (I'm not sure if these are religious phenomenons or are cultural), the practice of Female Circumcision or Female Genital Mutilation is widely practiced.  When the female reaches the age of maturity (often around 11-14) some leader cuts of her labia and clitoris so she will not be able to experience sexual pleasure.  They often do not use pain killers and some even die when they bleed to death.  Hard to believe but yes, this is all true.  Do some researching.
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=here is some information for you on female genital mutilation.  It is still practiced nowadays.  I think it is pretty sick as well.