יום שלישי, ז׳ אב תשפ״וTuesday, July 21, 2026
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By Tibbi Singer
A study concluded that delaying nonmedical circumcision results in greater risk for the child, and a more costly procedure. Muslims try to circumcise children before 13 years old.
FGM is again on the rise in Egypt. A 14 year old Egyptian girl died this week after undergoing the procedure.
A 13-year-old girl died while being circumcised by a doctor in a small village northeast of Cairo, according to the website Al Masry Al Youm. Suhair al-Bata'a, who went by the nickname Soo-Soo, died of a "sharp drop in blood pressure resulting from shock trauma," was the statement given by officials following the child's autopsy. […]
For many of these women, urinating can take up to 30 minutes, and is very painful.
The government is unable to make good on a ban that's been on the books since 2006.
July 17, 2026 
