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Yemen Times Staff: Yemen's MPs debate female circumcision, pre-marriage tests [LINK-ZUM]

Preventing female circumcision and pre-marriage medical tests evoked turmoil and disagreement among Parliament members (MPs) in last week's session. The session ended with a unanimous agreement to cancel the term 3, which would prevent female circumcision, and delay the discussion of pre-marriage tests. [...]

"I suggested canceling term number three, about preventing female circumcision, for many reasons. First, the term, which was written in the draft, included inappropriate and shameful sentences. Second, female circumcision exists in few regions in Yemen, like in Hodeidah and Hadramout, so it not common practice. And finally, there is still religious debate regarding the issue, so as we have no directives by the heads of religion to forbid female circumcision, we do not have the right to ban it," [MP Zid Al-Shami] explained.

[Article continues at link. Emphasis added. The next time you read that female genital mutilation is not an Islamic practice, remember that Yemen had the chance to outlaw fgm, and did not do so, and why they did not do so. Remember that tens of thousands of Muslims have rioted in the streets all over the world for years (these riots have included many deaths) to protest a few cartoons, and compare that to how many Muslims are having peaceful demonstrations anywhere at any time against fgm. These are the priorities of Islam. This is what the West is expected to 'respect.' NON SERVIAM! LAN ASTASLEM! - Trevor Blake]

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