Egyptian girl dies undergoing circumcision


Egyptian Girl Suhair al-Bata'a 13, Died of CircumcisionJNN 16 June 2013 Cairo : Suhair al-Bata’a, a 13-year-old Egyptian girl, has died undergoing circumcision at a village in the Daqahliya governorate northeast of Cairo, Egyptian media reported on Sunday. Continue reading

Merkel to allow circumcision in Germany despite ban by the Local Court


JNN 16 July 2012 Berlin : The German Chancellor’s spokesman says the Jewish and Muslim communities will be free to carry out the rite of circumcision despite an earlier court ban, which sparked outrage and concern for religious freedom in the country. Continue reading

Circumcision of Male Kids a Crime – German court


JNN 27 June 2012 Frankfurt : A German court has ruled that parents can’t have their sons circumcised on religious grounds in a move which has angered Muslim and Jewish groups in the country. Continue reading

Christians, Jews & Muslims United against the ban on circumcision


JNN 18 June 2011 : There is plenty of reason to oppose the ban on its own merits. There is no need for a law: if people do not believe in circumcision, they should not have it done to themselves or their children. And even if there were to be a circumcision ban, this one is poorly constructed because of the well-founded religious objections that are being raised. Continue reading