Legitimization of Male and Female Circumcision by Sami A. ALDEEB ABU-SAHLIEH

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  INTRODUCTION

  CHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS AND DISTINCTIONS

I. Terminology
II. Male and female circumcision
III. Practice of male and female circumcision

   CHAPTER II. RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS

I. Religious arguments in favour of circumcision
II. Religious arguments against circumcision
III. Qualification of circumcision in Muslim law
IV. Modality of circumcision according to Muslim law

  Chapter III: REASON IN AID OF RELIGION

I. Male circumcision
II. Female circumcision
III. Mitigated position of religious circles confronted with Reason

  CHAPTER IV. LEGAL PROHIBITION OF FEMALE CIRCUMCISION

I. To judge others' customs
II. Right to difference or indifference
III. Distinction between different forms of circumcision
IV. Temporary and preventive measures

  CHAPTER V. THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUMCISION

I. Organizers and participants
II. Reasons of the symposium
III. Combating Male circumcision by identifying the responsible parties
IV. How to restore the foreskin
V. Demonstration in Washington

  CONCLUSION
 

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For more information

I possess a great number of documents on male and female circumcision. They are at the disposal of all interested persons. I am also ready to discuss this problem with those interested. I may be contacted at the following address: Sami Aldeeb, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Dorigny, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Tel. 021/6924912. Fax 021/6924949.

From the same author:

- Les Musulmans face aux droits de l'homme: religion & droit & politique, etude et documents, Verlag Dr. Dieter Winkler, Postfach 102665, 44726 Bochum (Germany), 610 pages.

- L'impact de la religion sur l'ordre juridique, cas de l'Egypte, non-musulmans en pays d'Islam, Fribourg/Switzerland 1979, 420 pages.

 - Discriminations contre les non-juifs tant chretiens que musulmans en Israel, Lausanne, 1992, 36 pages.

(The first title can be ordered directly from the editor. The last two titles can be ordered from the author: Sami Aldeeb, Rue du Centre 74, 1025 St-Sulpice, Switzerland).