@PhilosophyExp @RichardDawkins If a muslim does it its Islam.If a Christian,Jew,Hindu or Buddhist does it the religion isnt mentioned:(Sad:(
And here's a real story: 30 million girls at risk of FGM. http://bbc.in/137Rder #religion #islam
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@TausiMalik Just isn't true in the stark way you suggest - eg lots of coverage of recent hardline Buddhist violence: http://bbc.in/1301tsU -
@PhilosophyExp Thanx for acknowledging the Muslim genocide at the hands of Buddhists in Burma but do u think the matter got enough coverage? -
@TausiMalik What would be enough? The BBC ran feature articles, etc. For example: http://bbc.in/1bbJdlI
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@PhilosophyExp@RichardDawkins FGM is cultural to many African societies, it came long before Islam. -
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@RichardDawkins That argument is both predicated upon and will end up reproducing a genetic fallacy. http://bit.ly/160aYc0 -
@PhilosophyExp@RichardDawkins WHO makes it clear that its just as widespread in AfricanChristian tradition as Islamic. Human rights issue. -
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@RichardDawkins See my & O. Benson's response to that argument in Does God Hate Women?, pp. 138-150. Too complex for twitter. - 1 more reply
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@PhilosophyExp@RichardDawkins However it is up to culture than Islam. -
@MissClark_RE@RichardDawkins The idea that there is any clear separation between religion & culture in Islamic societies is absurd. -
@PhilosophyExp@RichardDawkins but my point is this practice is not prescribed by Quranic texts. It's pure culture &tradition -
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@MissClark_RE Right, but what about the Sunnah? Certainly some Islamic scholars - e.g., al-Quaradawi - see FGM meritorious. Here's a quote: -
@PhilosophyExp As exegeses are not the Bible, Sunnah is not the Qur'an ! AlQuaradawi is interpretation impregnated with values&beliefs
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@PhilosophyExp It's worrying that I knew what FGM meant. shouldn't need to be in anyones vocabularyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@RichardDawkins Appalling cruelty to defenceless children.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@RichardDawkin FGM: that such a barbaric practice can exist in the 21st century is indeed a sad indictment on humankind.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp@RichardDawkins I don't think islam is relevant as of discussing FGM at all. Not at all.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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