(Bern) I wrote the other week about how the spokesman for the Islamic Cultural Centre in Ireland not
only justified female genital mutilation (FGM) but explained a way around the First world ban
on this barbaric practice on Prime time TV by saying:
“There is no difference between FGM and female circumcision: “They are the experts. If they say there is no difference, there is no difference. Thus the latter should be allowed but only in instances where this was recommended and allowed by doctors.”
As you can imagine this went down like a lead balloon in
Ireland and Dr Ali Selim (Dr as in academic) was forced to apologise by..playing
the victim by blaming the media, which
he said, behaved like “a lynch mob” The above just goes to show how Muslims living in the West
when they feel strong enough, try to subvert the way of the land in which to accommodate
intolerant practices which have no place in any civilised society.
And so it is, in Switzerland where a local paper has found
the Islamic Central Council Switzerland actually mirrors the Islamic Cultural
Centre in Ireland in its views on FGM on its web site. Where it explains the
difference between FGM and Sunna circumcision. (Sunna been, the traditional
portion of Muslim law based on Muhammad's words or acts, accepted (together
with the Koran) as authoritative by Muslims and followed particularly by Sunni
Muslims.) So in otherwords Lawful as
deemed under Islamic law. This it explains by the following chapter on the
above web site:
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III. The opinions of scholars
Scholars agree in the vast majority that the woman's Sunnah
circumcision is legitimate in Islam and that she is attested by the normative
sources. Rather, the question is how they classed . The practice of female
circumcision : the majority of scholars among the Hanafites and Malikites see
female circumcision as a Sunna and noble act. The circumcision of the woman is
not classified as an obligation. An overwhelming majority of Shafiite and
Hanbalitic scholars, as well as creams among the Malikites, consider
circumcision to be a binding sunna / wadjib for women as well.
Which it concludes with
IV. Conclusion
In this summary on circumcision of women, it could be shown
beyond doubt that besides the "sanctuary" circumcision, which is not
sanctioned by Islamic normativity, there is a clear indication of a much more
moderate Sunnah practice in the relevant sources of law (Ahaddith) the clitoral
prepuce). Even the jurists did not argue about the validity of the practice,
but only about the question of classification, as wâdjib or sunna (mustahabb).
Accordingly, there is no law school that would not have at least categorized
female circumcision as sunna.
However as they know FGM is illegal across the civilised
world (Including Switzerland) they add a disclaimer.
* Disclaimer: Due to FGM's legal prohibitions in some
countries, including Switzerland, and
uncertainty about the legal status of Sunna circumcision, it is advisable to
seek advice from a specialist before considering such an intervention .
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Isn't it funny how Muslims living in the West try to excuse and get around practices not only banned by the host country, but by the UN, by playing the medical card.
