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vor 15 Jahren
Each year 2 million women worldwide are subjected to the practice
of female circumcision, sometimes called "cutting" (we prefer the
term Female Genital Mutilation). This brutal practice is not
limited to the Islamic world. As many as 2,000 British school girls
may be forced to undergo this horrific procedure over the summer.
Apologists for Islam claim FGM is a cultural practice, not a
religious requirement while some cultural relativists argue FGM is
just a different way of celebrating womanhood and should not be
condemned by western outsiders. By addressing these claims, the
doubtcasters make their case that Religion may not be the sole
source of sexism but it is the greatest obstacle in challenging
patriarchy. Also on this episode: the overturning of California
proposition 8 may set the stage for legalizing gay marriage
nationwide. Also a new "stranger than fiction"
of female circumcision, sometimes called "cutting" (we prefer the
term Female Genital Mutilation). This brutal practice is not
limited to the Islamic world. As many as 2,000 British school girls
may be forced to undergo this horrific procedure over the summer.
Apologists for Islam claim FGM is a cultural practice, not a
religious requirement while some cultural relativists argue FGM is
just a different way of celebrating womanhood and should not be
condemned by western outsiders. By addressing these claims, the
doubtcasters make their case that Religion may not be the sole
source of sexism but it is the greatest obstacle in challenging
patriarchy. Also on this episode: the overturning of California
proposition 8 may set the stage for legalizing gay marriage
nationwide. Also a new "stranger than fiction"
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