Sure, this should have already been a given, but Egypt deserves at least a nice pat on the ass for finally banning the barbaric practice of female circumcision. It's a sad but true fact that many fundamentalist Muslim parents choose to mutilate their daughters' genitals in order to stunt any sexual pleasure they may ever feel. Egypt's health minister had already stopped all doctors in the country from performing female circumcisions, but this new law sets the ban in stone. However, the penalties seem a bit lax. Three months to two years in jail or a fine between $190 and $940. As opposed to, say, public flaying. More details here.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Egypt Saves the Clits
