Gibiin-Udug
Crowned Queen of Puntland. Supporter of PuntExit
When will Somali women stop talking about FGM?
Sunni view[edit]
There are dichotomous differences of opinion among Sunni scholars in regards to female genital cutting.[33] These differences of opinion range from obligatory to acceptable. The Shafi'i and Hanbali schools of Islamic jurisprudence consider circumcision to be obligatory for both males and females, while the Hanafi and Maliki schools of Islamic jurisprudence consider circumcision to be Sunnah (preferred) for both males and females.[34]
Historical religious views
The historical religious view regarding the partial cutting of the clitoris, also known as Type One FGM, varies with the school of Islamic jurisprudence fiqh:[35]
The differences in jurist opinions focuses around several hadith from the Sunni collections:
- The Shafi'i school considers female circumcision to be wajib (obligatory).[36]
- The Hanbali school considers female circumcision to be makrumah (honorable) and strongly encouraged, to obligatory.[37]
- The Maliki school considers female circumcision to be sunnah (optional) and preferred.[37]
- The Hanafi school considers female circumcision to be sunnah (preferred).[37]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_on_female_genital_mutilation
The fact that Somalis never discuss FGM might be the reason we have the highest % of mutilated women in the world.
We were lucky to have not had this barbaric practice done to us, however sadly many girls in poorer regions have the unwanted visit from the 'cut lady', with her glass and stone ready to preform a procedure without any medical training or awareness of bleeding, infection and lasting pain. Damaged nerves that do not regrow will cause prolonged pain and suffering. 8 million nerves severed, for what ? Some selfish desire to control women ? Evil evil world.This procedure is pure evil and primitive. I'm happy I never got it done.
This is misleading. There's a difference between the FGM that's practiced in parts of Africa (the fir'awni one), and the sunnah one that is permitted in Islam. The latter is circumcision, the other is straight up mutilation.
In the west it's very unlikely due to tougher actions most of the diasporas haven't had it done due to education and parents being less reluctant as a result of the likelihood they will end up in jail. It's the young girls in Somalia who are still exposed to this nonsenseMost of you had FGM, quit fronting. You can stop your future daughters getting it though.
There is a clear misunderstanding what is Sunnah and what is not. The only argument that can be made is that the none mutilating one is not prohibited, but to argue it's sunnah, is to argue to Prophet abandoned a sunnah practice for his own daughter which is ridiculous.
Sunnah are the things the Prophet himself practiced and did not leave off, not things he saw happening but didn't prohibit neither practiced himself, and the way these guys were doing the circumcision is nothing like the mutilations that happen today.
These women are great for speaking out against this evil so the practice stops, a lot of our women have been ruined with this, many die during pregnancies as a result of this and can't even enjoy the acts with their husbands, it's a vile disgusting practice mostly initiated by the ignorant mothers.
Every case were I have seen older Somali women that hasn't had it done, it because of the father that blocked the Jaahil mothers threatening to divorce her if she goes behind his back.