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Originally Posted by sworkhard
Actually, your both right.
It is an African problem, but it's also a Muslim problem. Outside of Africa, the only places it's at all popular are Muslim majority countries. Even in Africa where it's common, it's much more common in Muslim communities than non-Muslim communities, and the more Muslim the nation, the more common it generally is. It may not be a thing with the doctrine itself, but Islamic culture seems to contribute for sure.
And you will definitely find it in Arab Muslim countries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preval...ion_by_country |
I think its a cultural thing. You cant say its Muslim if its most prevalent in non-Muslim African countries. You can say it is present in Muslim countries, sure - but there is actually no religious foundation within Islam for female genital mutilation. Just as there is no foundation for it in Christianity but we find it in a host of Christian nations in Africa. Awful pagan Afro-Asiatic culture - yes. Motivated by Islam - no.
That is just one of a host of misconceptions that isnt 'bridging the gap'