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ARBIL, Nov 22, 2008 (AFP) - Parliament in Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan is preparing to outlaw female circumcision, according to a woman MP and doctor who has long battled to halt the widespread practice.
It was encouraging to see the uncompromising light of science being shone on the practice of female genital mutilation this week at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's annual meeting in San Francisco . Crucially, the illumination came from two specialists in reproductive medicine within Saudi Arabia, a country where FGM is frequently practised. The results presented in their ...
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(IsraelNN.com) Jews and Muslims in Denmark are in an uproar about a bill to ban circumcision for boys under the age of 15, according to Yediot Ahronot . The country's National Council for Children and Ethics Council have both endorsed the proposal and only the parliament's medical committee can prevent it from being heard.
After Jews have lived in Denmark for hundreds of years, the 7000-strong community that resides there today may be forced to leave. The country's legislators are studying a proposed law that would make the biblically-mandated Jewish rite of circumcising baby boys a crime.
The World Health Organization recommends male circumcision as an important element in HIV prevention programs, and the procedure is promoted in high-risk heterosexual populations.
Thankfully, it's not her signature gift this holiday season.
A moderate Muslim group in Canada is calling on the government to strip the owner of a Toronto mosque of its charitable status. The Muslim Canadian Congress says the Khalid Bin Al-Walid mosque has posted statements on its Web site that are in contravention of what a moderate Muslim should stand for, the Toronto Star reported Monday.Congress President Farzana Hassan says the postings indicate the ...
TORONTO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A moderate Muslim group in Canada is calling on the government to strip the owner of a Toronto mosque of its charitable status.
The Clarkson woman who heads the Muslim Canadian Congress is calling on Ottawa to strip the charitable status of the Somali Islamic Society of Canada, which owns the Khalid Bin Al-Walid mosque in Etobicoke that was founded in 1990 and serves more than 10,000 worshippers.
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