Female Circumcision. Islamic or Un-Islamic?

[Azmol]

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a destructive, invasive procedure that is usually performed on girls before puberty. Part or all of the clitoris is surgically removed. This leaves them with reduced or no sexual feeling. Orgasms are sometimes impossible to experience later in life. Many health problems result from the surgery.

Among individuals and groups opposed to the mutilation, it is seen as a method of reducing the sexual response of women in order to make them less likely to become sexually active before marriage or to seek an extra-marital affair after marriage.

The operation is forced on approximately 6,000 girls per day, worldwide -- about one every 15 seconds. Since FGM is practiced when the girls are young, they are unable to give their informed consent.

However, in some Muslim countries where it is practice, FGM is often justified by two controversial saying of the prophet Mohammed that seem to favor sunna circumcision.

A discussion was recorded between Prophet Mohammed and Um Habibah (or Um 'Atiyyah), a woman who performed infibulation on slaves. She said that she would continue the procedure "unless it is forbidden and you order me to stop doing it". He replied (according to one translation): "Yes, it is allowed. Come closer so I can teach you: if you cut, do not overdo it, because it brings more radiance to the face and it is more pleasant for the husband."
it is found in only one of the six undisputed, authentic hadith collections, that is in the Sunan of Abu Dawud (Chapter 1888).

[STICKY_FINGAZ]

i dont fink dats rite man, at least dey should have dere say, wit boys u can see that its hygenic, it apparently gives u more feeling and makes u bigger,
but for women, i fink dey should av dere own say wen dey older