De-linking female genital mutilation/cutting from Islam

Dublin Core

Title

De-linking female genital mutilation/cutting from Islam

Author

Asmani, Lethome Ibrahim
Abdi, Maryam Sheikh

Publisher

2008/00/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20080000

Primary Classification

21.7

Secondary Classification

21.7;1.2;10

Primary keywords

circumcision--[pri];female--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];women's health--[pri];women's rights--[pri]

Secondary keywords

culture;fiqh;harm;human dignity;ijtihad;Islamic ritual purity;Koran;Muslim religious scholars;Schools of Islamic Law;sharia;sunna

Subject

Kenya--[pri]

Subject

female genital mutilation/cutting--[pri];hadith--[pri];Somalis--[pri]

Subject

ijma'a;qiyas

Journal Article

United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Frontiers of Reproductive Health2008:1-28

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

72 fn.

Collection

Citation

“De-linking female genital mutilation/cutting from Islam,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 17, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/37265.