Title: Discussion Post Number 14 – Female circumcision.
Course: REL 201 RTZ > Section: Week 15 - Islam

Discussion Post Number 14

Title:  Female Circumcision

Points: 25 points (see Discussion Rubric for details: (Discussion Rubric.docx)

Circumcision of males is widely practiced by Islamic sects as keeping the covenant that Abraham made with God. However, in many Islamic sects, there is female circumcision.  From the article in the Islam module and your chapter in Houston’s textbook on Islam, why do Muslims circumcise women?  Is this a religious practice or some sort of other ritual?  Why do these sects circumcise women?  Should there be laws that forbid female circumcision?  Please find two other sources to validate your opinion on the posed questions and appropriately cite your sources in your discussion post.