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cardinarky · 08-12-07, 08:24 PM

Where and when did FGC originate?

Practices involving the cutting of female genitals have been found throughout history in many cultures, but there is no definitive evidence documenting when or why this ritual began. Some theories suggest that FGC might have been practiced in ancient Egypt as a sign of distinction, while others hypothesize origins in ancient Greece, Rome, pre-Islamic Arabia and Tsarist Russia. Up until the mid-20th century, some physicians in the United States wrongly performed clitoridectomies for a variety of clinically unsound reasons.3

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cardinarky Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 17 Weight Statistics April 05, 2006 Start Date: 438 lb Start Weight: 300 lb Current Weight: 175 lb Goal Weight: -138 lb Weight Loss: December 25, 2008 Goal Date:	Re: Muslim Circumcision- Women Where and when did FGC originate? Practices involving the cutting of female genitals have been found throughout history in many cultures, but there is no definitive evidence documenting when or why this ritual began. Some theories suggest that FGC might have been practiced in ancient Egypt as a sign of distinction, while others hypothesize origins in ancient Greece, Rome, pre-Islamic Arabia and Tsarist Russia. Up until the mid-20th century, some physicians in the United States wrongly performed clitoridectomies for a variety of clinically unsound reasons.3 __________________