Anthropology Now » Rite of Passage http://anthronow.com Tue, 21 May 2013 12:25:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Anthropology Now no Anthropology Now » Rite of Passage http://anthronow.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://anthronow.com Circumcision and Human Rights http://anthronow.com/press-watch/circumcision-and-human-rights http://anthronow.com/press-watch/circumcision-and-human-rights#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:25:39 +0000 AssafH http://anthronow.com/?p=2410 For both Jews and Muslims, circumcision is a religious and cultural practice. Within the last few weeks, Germany outlawed the practice of male circumcision for any but the strictest medical reasons. An atypical alliance of Jews and Muslims...

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For both Jews and Muslims, circumcision is a religious and cultural practice. Within the last few weeks, Germany outlawed the practice of male circumcision for any but the strictest medical reasons. An atypical alliance of Jews and Muslims successfully challenged the German court's ruling and Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised to make religious circumcision practices (on males, but not females) legal once again.

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Is Infant Circumcision a Violation of Human Rights?

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