One country that butchers young women might be making making a small step forward.

President Yahya Jammeh outlaws practice that affects three-quarters of women in west African country
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/...CMP=twt_gu

I have a good friend who is from The Gambia. He's very happy about this as well.

Some others have done it but not sure if they enforce the ban.

The Muslims are progressing!!!!

(11-24-2015 11:15 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  One country that butchers young women might be making making a small step forward.

President Yahya Jammeh outlaws practice that affects three-quarters of women in west African country
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/...CMP=twt_gu

This is the direct effect of our Dear Leader. He raises his arms and the seas cease to rise. All praise to Dear Leader.

I've always thought I have a pretty good knowledge of geography and I have to admit, I don't think I've ever heard of Gambia before today.

So wherever it is on the map, congratulations on entering the 19th century.

(11-24-2015 11:37 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  The Muslims are progressing!!!!

Now...will you?

Quote:"It's a central African problem," Aslan said. "Eritrea has almost 90 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Ethiopia has 75 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Nowhere else in the Muslim, Muslim-majority states is female genital mutilation an issue."

Quote:Our ruling

Aslan rejected Maher’s characterization of female genital mutilation as an Islamic problem, saying instead that it’s actually "a central African problem."

Due to immigration, the term "central African" may be too restrictive, but his larger point -- that this is not a problem in only Muslim countries -- is valid. Countries with majority-Christian populations also carry out this practice, while Islamic-majority countries like Iraq and Yemen have rates on the lower side.

We rate Aslan’s claim Mostly True.

Fact-checking Reza Aslan on Bill Maher's 'not very sophisticated' rant on Islam

(11-24-2015 11:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 11:37 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  The Muslims are progressing!!!!

Now...will you?

Quote:"It's a central African problem," Aslan said. "Eritrea has almost 90 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Ethiopia has 75 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Nowhere else in the Muslim, Muslim-majority states is female genital mutilation an issue."

Quote:Our ruling

Aslan rejected Maher’s characterization of female genital mutilation as an Islamic problem, saying instead that it’s actually "a central African problem."

Due to immigration, the term "central African" may be too restrictive, but his larger point -- that this is not a problem in only Muslim countries -- is valid. Countries with majority-Christian populations also carry out this practice, while Islamic-majority countries like Iraq and Yemen have rates on the lower side.

We rate Aslan’s claim Mostly True.

Fact-checking Reza Aslan on Bill Maher's 'not very sophisticated' rant on Islam

Yeah, female mutilation is a cultural thing, not an Islamic thing.

(11-24-2015 11:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 11:37 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  The Muslims are progressing!!!!

Now...will you?

Quote:"It's a central African problem," Aslan said. "Eritrea has almost 90 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Ethiopia has 75 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Nowhere else in the Muslim, Muslim-majority states is female genital mutilation an issue."

Quote:Our ruling

Aslan rejected Maher’s characterization of female genital mutilation as an Islamic problem, saying instead that it’s actually "a central African problem."

Due to immigration, the term "central African" may be too restrictive, but his larger point -- that this is not a problem in only Muslim countries -- is valid. Countries with majority-Christian populations also carry out this practice, while Islamic-majority countries like Iraq and Yemen have rates on the lower side.

We rate Aslan’s claim Mostly True.

Fact-checking Reza Aslan on Bill Maher's 'not very sophisticated' rant on Islam

Couple things:

1) Eritrea is virtually split 50/50. Hardly a "Christian Country." Nice try, though.

2) Claiming that it's a "central African" problem is obviously racist against blacks and their culture. You should attend a cultural relativism seminar, check your privilege, and stop judging others.

Soon women will be able to drive in Saudi Arabia! #progress #religionofpeace

Now if we could get the USA to stop male genital mutilation in infants.

In fairness, it's illegal in a lot of those countries even though there isn't an expressly worded ban.

(11-24-2015 12:09 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 11:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 11:37 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  The Muslims are progressing!!!!

Now...will you?

Quote:"It's a central African problem," Aslan said. "Eritrea has almost 90 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Ethiopia has 75 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Nowhere else in the Muslim, Muslim-majority states is female genital mutilation an issue."

Quote:Our ruling

Aslan rejected Maher’s characterization of female genital mutilation as an Islamic problem, saying instead that it’s actually "a central African problem."

Due to immigration, the term "central African" may be too restrictive, but his larger point -- that this is not a problem in only Muslim countries -- is valid. Countries with majority-Christian populations also carry out this practice, while Islamic-majority countries like Iraq and Yemen have rates on the lower side.

We rate Aslan’s claim Mostly True.

Fact-checking Reza Aslan on Bill Maher's 'not very sophisticated' rant on Islam

Couple things:

1) Eritrea is virtually split 50/50. Hardly a "Christian Country." Nice try, though.

2) Claiming that it's a "central African" problem is obviously racist against blacks and their culture. You should attend a cultural relativism seminar, check your privilege, and stop judging others.

Why can't you just own up to not being totally correct in your off handed dismissal? Geez.

Quote:According to the Pew Research Center (2010), 62.9% are Christian, mostly followers of Oriental Orthodoxy, and to a lesser extent, Roman Catholicism, whilst the remaining 36.5% of the population are Muslim.

http://www.muslimpopulation.com/africa/Eritrea/

And Ethiopia???

Quote:Ethiopian Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.5%, traditional 2.7%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)

http://www.indexmundi.com/ethiopia/demog...ofile.html

Quote:Ethiopia has the third-largest Christian population in sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

http://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/globa...y-regions/

(11-24-2015 12:30 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 12:09 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 11:57 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 11:37 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  The Muslims are progressing!!!!

Now...will you?

Quote:"It's a central African problem," Aslan said. "Eritrea has almost 90 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Ethiopia has 75 percent female genital mutilation. It's a Christian country. Nowhere else in the Muslim, Muslim-majority states is female genital mutilation an issue."

Quote:Our ruling

Aslan rejected Maher’s characterization of female genital mutilation as an Islamic problem, saying instead that it’s actually "a central African problem."

Due to immigration, the term "central African" may be too restrictive, but his larger point -- that this is not a problem in only Muslim countries -- is valid. Countries with majority-Christian populations also carry out this practice, while Islamic-majority countries like Iraq and Yemen have rates on the lower side.

We rate Aslan’s claim Mostly True.

Fact-checking Reza Aslan on Bill Maher's 'not very sophisticated' rant on Islam

Couple things:

1) Eritrea is virtually split 50/50. Hardly a "Christian Country." Nice try, though.

2) Claiming that it's a "central African" problem is obviously racist against blacks and their culture. You should attend a cultural relativism seminar, check your privilege, and stop judging others.

Why can't you just own up to not being totally correct in your off handed dismissal? Geez.

Quote:According to the Pew Research Center (2010), 62.9% are Christian, mostly followers of Oriental Orthodoxy, and to a lesser extent, Roman Catholicism, whilst the remaining 36.5% of the population are Muslim.

http://www.muslimpopulation.com/africa/Eritrea/

Are you kidding me? LOL. FROM YOUR LINK:

"Religion: No reliable figures on religious affiliation are available, but approximately half of the Eritrean population is Sunni Muslim, and some 40 percent, Orthodox Christian."

hurrrrrr derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr derppppppp

Again...and Ethiopia?

Awww...**** it...you're right...it's a Muslim problem.

#VoteTrump2016

(11-24-2015 12:40 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  #VoteTrump2016

You first.

(11-24-2015 11:37 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  The Muslims are progressing!!!!

Put a Jesus fish on their goats.

So, anyway. Good on Gambia for banning this barbarism.