Islamic scholars need to combat female genital mutilation

The victims are overwhelmingly Muslims, and most who do this to their girl children are convinced that it is an Islamic practice, or even a religious obligation.

FGM road sign pictured in Bakau, The Gambia in 2005. On July 15, the Gambian Parliament voted to maintain the ban on FGM.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

July 17, 2024

LONDON, U.K.—There was a small victory in The Gambia this week when a proposed law to legalize female genital mutilation (FGM) was defeated by human rights campaigners. It was a quite small victory, however, because the great majority of little girls in The Gambia are stil...

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