Female circumcision – a debate over human rights and cultural beliefs
Introduction
How has the practice of female circumcision affected the rights of women and their social status in modern communities? Female circumcision has long been in practice in some communities in the form of religious beliefs. The practice of female genital mutilation reflects the belief of a dominant patriarchal society that does not support the right of womenfolk. Regina Wentzel Wolfe and Christine E. Gudorf in the case study on female circumcision in their book Ethics and World Religion: Cross-Cultural Case Studies (1999) highlights the social and cultural beliefs attached to ...
