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Prominent Muslim scholars from around the world, including conservative religious leaders from Egypt and Africa, met Wednesday to speak out against female genital mutilation at a rare high-level conference on the age-old practice.
The meeting was organized by a German human rights and held under the patronage of Dar Al-Iftaa, Egypt's main religious-edicts organization. It was held at the conference center of Al-Azhar, the highest Sunni Islamic institution in the world.
Muslim scholars join rare anti-female circumcision conference
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I can't believe they can find doctors who claim this practice is "medically recommended." In the 21st century, yet. Religions, as far as I can tell, most religions, refuse to evolve with the times, and their leaders try to keep their followers firmly ensconsced pre-dark-ages. I know people need to belong to their local religion for security reasons, but I am wondering about a project to see that all religious leaders get caught up to date on current scientific and medical knowledge, at least.
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