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Ranee Mueller wrote:
> > You do realise that female genital mutilation is a cultural, not a
> > religious practice? It is common in parts of Africa where people may be
> > Christian or Moslem or some tribal religion predating both.
>
> What is troubling for most people who learn of it, isn't that they
> are mistakenly taught that it is a Muslim practice, but that the Muslim
> community does very little to combat it.
While it may precede Islam, it is most commonly practised by Muslims. As you
point out, Islam has done nothing to curtail it.
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