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Mufti of Oman: “We can’t describe it as a crime against women”

By Stop FGM Middle East. 21.1.2014. The Omani human rights activist Habiba Al Hinai send the Grand Mufti of Oman Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalili an inquiry about the stance of Islam towards FGM. The Mufti of Oman replied in a letter in early December 2013: Circumcision  is allowed in Sunnah, and none of the […]

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Study in Yemen shows decline in FGM rates

A recent study about female genital mutilation (FGM) in Yemen based on the UN and government implemented Domestic Health Surveys shows a small, yet relevant drop in FGM. This decrease can be connected to campaigns and government measures taken against FGM. The authors evalutated the answers of 10,345 (in 1997) and 11,252 (in 2003) ever married […]

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