Why do girls in Egypt cut part of their genitalia off?

Question

I've heard alot about this. Why does it happen? I've heard that about 92% of the women in Egypt have their genitalia cut and they can't usually enjoy sex. Isn't this a cruel thing to do?

Answer 1

They don't do it themselves. Its common in a lot of north and west africa, among muslim groups. Yeah its very cruel by any standards. Do a search for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) for more info.

Answer 2

well i am pretty sure that this 92% is not true maybe it's 92% don't do it .
it's a Pharaoh ritual by the way not Muslim.
and it is done (not to make girls don't' enjoy sex at all cuz what about after marriage)
It's done so girls don't fell horny all the time so they don't make the sin pr-marital sex.
Anyways that was the last decade now adays only ignorant ppl do it to their daughters i have 3 other sisters beside myself and this didn't happen to any of us. I've never even anyone under 35 who went under that cruel surgery.
P.S the Egyptians are trying to fight this cruel ritual.

Answer 3

hi.. well, i'm an egyptian girl, so i pretty much know what im talking abt here..
the percentage is not correct.. this thing is even forbidden in islam.. i haven't had that procedure, nor did any of my friends..
so girls undergo that procedure once they r born.. this is only the case with the very very low social class.. the ones who r not educated, neither biologically, to know its disadvantages, nor religion wise, to know that its forbidden

many foreigners have this wrong belief and i truly hope my answer could reach as many ppl as it can coz its the only true answer u'll hear from an egyptian girl who ha been living her whole life in egypt..

hope i clarified the matters a bit :)

Answer 4

its not as common as it was way back...i dont know where you got this percentage from..and for gods sake do you realy think women or young girls would do it to them selfs..most middle east countries are becomming more westernised now..so this kind of thing does not happen every day and to every born female. i think you do need to do some real big home work. and yes if a woman wants to save her self for her husband and a husband to a wife then this should be accepted. and good for them. it shows there is respect between the two. and they have and only belong together. its a pure thing. and i agree...theres better things in life than just sex..

Answer 5

I haven't heard of it happening in Egypt, but it happens in various African and Middle Eastern tribes when a girl reaches puberty.

Answer 6

Hello dear!
Well, people are doing a lot to prove to the others (and they believe also to god)!
Jews are doing it to boys, Egyptians to girls, ...
They are brutal acts and I wonder when are people going to start thinking!
Maybe that is why we do not understand why Jews are killing children in countries they can! They even operate their newly born boys!!!!

Answer 7

Yes it's true and they don't do it to them self's ...The reason why is because females there are not allowed to have sex for pleasure but only to reproduce...

Answer 8

u r sure of the 92% thing?

Answer 9

I'm pretty sure they don't do it to themselves. And yes, it is a cruel thing to do.

Answer 10

Quit acting like it's a BAD thing!!! Come on people!!!!!! They did it to my mom and she's not complaining! They do it because they don't want girls to grow up thinking of sex and stuff like that, they want them to focus on their life, unlike you filthy Americans, sex is like the door to "heaven" when in reality, it is a one-way ticket to HELL!!!!

And I'm NOT talking about the women who are married and have sex all the time with their husbands-that's okay, but I think that there's more to life than just sex-WAY MORE. And it really works, my mom is a GREAT mom and my crappy-a$$ dad is a sex-a-holic, I think the guys should get their crappy little penises cut off because they are just stupid!!!!!!