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*'''infibulation''' - the stitching together opposing outer labia in order to seal over the openings of the vagina and urethra.
*'''infibulation''' - the stitching together opposing outer labia in order to seal over the openings of the vagina and urethra.


About 80% of FGM is attributable to Muslims<ref>https://fgmtruth.wordpress.com/what-percentage-of-global-fgm-are-moslems-responsible-for/</ref>. Most of the remaining 20% FGM is attributable to non-Muslims assimilated into Muslim-dominated societies and communities<ref>https://copticliterature.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/prevalence-of-and-support-for-female-genital-mutilation-within-the-copts-of-egypt-unicef-report-2013/</ref>. The nature and extent of FGM varies from country to country, and community to community. The mean age at which girls are subject to FGM is seven, though some communities subject new-born girls to it, and other communities perform FGM nearer puberty. It is generally performed without anaesthetic in non-sterile conditions.  
The nature and extent of FGM varies from country to country, and community to community. Globally, about 80% of FGM is attributable to Muslims<ref>https://fgmtruth.wordpress.com/what-percentage-of-global-fgm-are-moslems-responsible-for/</ref>. Most of the remaining 20% of FGM is attributable to non-Muslims who exist in Muslim-dominated societies and communities (e.g. the Egyptian Copts<ref>https://copticliterature.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/prevalence-of-and-support-for-female-genital-mutilation-within-the-copts-of-egypt-unicef-report-2013/</ref>). The mean age at which girls are subject to FGM is seven, though some communities subject new-born girls to it, and other communities perform FGM near puberty. It is generally performed without anaesthetic, in non-sterile conditions.  


The disposition of '''Islamic law''' towards FGM is determined by its status in the Qur'an and the Sunnah (Sharia), and on how that status is interpreted by Islamic jurists and scholars (fiqh). Shariah derives directly from the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]] (which consists of the [[Hadith]] and [[Sira|Sira)]]. Shariah has the status of divine revelation, and is unchanging and unchangeable. Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence - the process whereby Islamic jurists and scholars translate Shariah into rules, rituals, beliefs and observances that are applicable to human beings and their society.  
The disposition of '''Islamic law''' towards FGM is determined by its status in the Qur'an and the Sunnah (Sharia), and on how that status is interpreted by Islamic jurists and scholars (fiqh). Shariah derives directly from the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]] (which consists of the [[Hadith]] and [[Sira|Sira)]]. Shariah has the status of divine revelation, and is unchanging and unchangeable. Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence - the process whereby Islamic jurists and scholars translate Shariah into rules, rituals, beliefs and observances that are applicable to human beings and their society.  
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