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Dlish:
I know how old my Thesiger quote is. But considering the lifestyle of the peoples he was observing....it is still as current as the morning's news.
the Minority I spoke of (and which you emphasized) are responsible for the vast majority of complications following circumcision.
Also, I was not trying to typecast Islam, but state that some circumcision practices deeply disturbed me. The ones I was aware of took place in the Muslim world and so I referenced that.
Yes I have been to Turkey as well as other Muslim countries, and don't disagree with your assessment, but it is still part of the Muslim world...I didn't say the world of fervent muslim believers.
I never made a case for the practices I quoted being integral to the religion, though they are tied to the local beliefs/religion...whether you think they are valid or not.
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