Two of the authors @DrZuhdiJasser and @shaazmahboob are on twitterhttps://twitter.com/briandavidearp/status/1006506869521899520 …
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I'm too tired tonight to do a line-by line critique, but the reductive claims about what FGM "boils down to" in terms of symbolic meanings is absolutely contradicted by the anthropological record (see discussion here https://www.academia.edu/10197867/Between_moral_relativism_and_moral_hypocrisy_reframing_the_debate_on_FGM_ …)
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Replying to @briandavidearp @EnayatHusain and
I've been unable to find any evidence FGC is done to "destroy female sexuality" or such, claimed to be the ONLY reason by the anti-FGC-only brigade, only more nuanced, well-meaning claims like "preserve virginity/prevent rape/prevent promiscuity/reduce lust" Do you know of any?
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I don’t know if any reliable primary research substantiating that extreme claim ...promoting chastity or sexual restraint seems to be more supported in some groups (whereas in others claims of sexual enhancement are made)
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