Originally Posted by
Angel
Because that isn't a Muslim tradition, it's tribal. Some it's just a nick, some the hood, and others the entire clitoris (or as much as they can get). Many of the tribes that practice this custom happen to be Muslim. They would still do it if they were Christian.
" Writing on the Huffington Post, Leyla Hussein, the prominent anti-FGM campaigner who brought us the eye-opening documentary The Cruel Cut, highlighted some common myths about the religious demographic of FGM. For example:
FGM is practised by Jews, Christians, Muslims, animists, and non-believers.
80% of the Muslim world do not practice FGM.
FGM pre-dates all of the major world faiths and was prevalent during Pharaonic Egypt.
FGM often reflects the practices of specific communities. For example, 55% of Niger's Christian population practices FGM, as compared to 2% of the Muslim population."