Imams speak out against female circumcision

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December 13, 2007

http://www.islamist-watch.org/116/imams-speak-out-against-female-circumcision

Excerpt:

AMSTERDAM - Imams in the Netherlands have signed a declaration against the practice of female circumcision, Dutch research and consultancy institute Pharos announced on Thursday.

The signing took place following a lecture by Abbas Khadar, an authoritative Muslim leader affiliated with Cairo-based al-Azhar University, who said that Islam does not propagate female circumcision.

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