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The author deals in this article with several new satellite channels that disseminate programs presented by extremists.
Many Azhar scholars have rejected female circumcision and even criminalized it based on the notion that the practice has never been a duty or obligation in Islam and there are no texts in the Qur’ān or sunna [the Prophet Muhammad’s tradition] that encourage it.
The author believes that the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy is no longer able to play an effective role as one of Egypt’s most reputable Islamic institutions.
Many people believe that female circumcision is an important social and religious custom that ushers girls into womanhood.
The Islamic Research Academy has rejected a draft law on female circumcision submitted by the National Council for Women.
The long tradition of female circumcision seems to be coming to an end, as a law banning the practice has been passed. Some members of the religious establishment have, however, expressed their reservations over the need for such a law.
A law to ban female circumcision is posed for discussion and the ‘Ulamā’ seem to differ in their views on the issue.
It was really strange that Prophet Abraham has been circumcised at the age of 80 when he came to Egypt, and more strange is that Copts of Egypt are circumcised while Christians in Europe are not.
The film of MediaHouse about female circumcision was showed at the Cairo International Bookfair where it caused a stir. Strengholt liked this because “if a film will cause a fight, a discussion, anger or strife, any strong reaction that gets people to question their own positions in life or affirm...
The sixth international conference of the Association of the Solidarity of Arabic Women showed a scientific film about the circumcision operations of male babies. The film warned against the dangerous medical and psychological consequences of circumcising males while being still babies. Dr. Nawal...

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