Other than some sort of subtle antisemitism, what's the point of something like this?

IN FACT many circumcised males are incapable of orgasm from intercourse.

IN FACT so are many uncircumcised males.

Many circumcised males live with constant irritation to their exposed glans, this results from friction against their clothing during work or exercises.

Really? I suppose that burlap underwear can be a bit rough.

Well, some of your facts are suspect. But the truth, according to the medical experts (and you can take that any way you want), is that circumsision of the male detracts nothing from his sexual experience, but does help with some forms of cancer and disease. The same cannot be said for the female.

Guys here is the article where I get the idea to post the question:Re Why Male/Female be circumcised? Was it because of regilion, culture and traditions - the reason why circumcision is practised? Are we not aware that this is mutilation in the most private spot or let's say "Genital Mutilation". It is cruel and barbaric. It is a human rights violation.

Female Circumcision: Weight of Tradition Perpetuates a Dangerous
Practice

by Maha Akeel, Arab News

JEDDAH, 20 March 2005 — Female circumcision is a very sensitive issue
that is rarely discussed in Saudi Arabia because it is not practiced
by the majority of the population. It is known, however, to be common
in the Southern Region.Doctors in all the hospitals and clinics
around the country are mostly aware of the practice and the health
problems associated with it, but there are neither statistics nor
research into the phenomenon and very little effort at educating
those involved.Although it is a practice that predates Islam and
continues as a tradition among Muslims and non-Muslims — including
Christians and Jews — there is the false impression that it is
endorsed by Islam.

The ritual cutting and alteration of the genitalia of female infants,
girls and adolescents today persists primarily in 28 African
countries and in small communities in Asia and the Middle East as
well as in North America and Latin America."We have to be careful in
approaching this subject because of the different religious stands
and interpretations," said Dr. Nasr Khabbaz, pediatric surgeon at the
Children and Maternity Hospital in Jeddah. Muslim scholars have
differed on whether female circumcision is required, recommended or
optional based on two controversial sayings by the Prophet (peace be
upon him). They are regarded as having little credibility or
authenticity and are in contradiction to the Holy Qur'an."We have to
differentiate between `Islamic circumcision,'" which does not hurt
women because Islam would not allow something that is hurtful, and
the types that are mutilating," said Dr. Khabbaz.

There are variations of this genital procedure frequently termed
female genital mutilation (FGM), referring to the removal of all or
part of the external parts of the female genitalia.The Sunnah
circumcision, the variety supposedly allowed by Islam, consists of
the removal of the prepuce (retractable fold of skin or hood) and/or
the tip of the clitoris. "This is the simplest type and what is most
commonly performed here," said Dr. Khabbaz.

The other type is clitoridectomy or excision, which consists of the
removal of the entire clitoris and the removal of the adjacent labia.
The severest type is infibulation, the removal of the clitoris, the
adjacent labia minora and labia majora, and the joining of the
scraped sides of the vulva across the vagina, leaving a small opening
to allow passage of urine and menstrual blood.Even if the words
attributed to the Prophet were actually spoken by him, one can say
that infibulation goes far beyond the description given and so the
Hadith cannot be used to justify the more severe forms of mutilation.
In Africa 85 percent of FGM cases consist of clitoridectomy and 15
percent are infibulation.

In some cases only the hood is removed.According to research done in
countries where circumcision is prevalent, the age at which the
procedure is carried out varies from just after birth to some time
during the first pregnancy; most cases occur between the ages of four
and eight. Dr. Khabbaz recently had to treat a baby less than a month
old who was bleeding with part of labia minora removed.The procedure
is rare in regions other than the south of Saudi Arabia but people
from that region or from countries that perform it who are living in
Saudi Arabia find the people and the place to perform it on their
daughters, even though it is not allowed in hospitals and clinics.

In the past five years, Dr. Khabbaz has seen three cases of girls
with a clitoral cist after the procedure; the oldest was eight years
old. "They don't realize what was done to them but it is painful and
psychologically damaging."Most often this procedure is done without
the care of medically trained people and the use of anesthesia is
rare. The girl is held down by older women to prevent her from moving
around. The instruments used by the midwife will vary and could
include broken glass, a tin lid, razor blades, knives, scissors or
any other sharp object.

These items usually are not sterilized before or after usage and
often the same instrument is used on several girls at the same time.
Once the genital area for removal is gone, the child is stitched up
and her legs are bound for up to 40 days.This procedure can cause
various side-effects and, in extreme cases, death. Some of the
results of this procedure are serious infections, abscesses and small
benign tumors, hemorrhages, shock and clitoral cysts.A family
physician at a public hospital told Arab News that a Saudi mother
presented her six-year-old daughter because she was in pain; on
examination, doctors found a benign tumor due to recent cutting. When
she asked the mother where she had this done to her daughter, the
mother said at a small clinic in their village.The long-term effects
of these procedures may also include kidney stones, sterility, sexual
dysfunction, depression, various urinary tract infections, and
gynecological and obstetric problems.

In order to have sexual intercourse the women have to be opened up in
some fashion and in some cases cutting is necessary. After childbirth
some women are re-infibulated to make them tight. Many obstetricians
perform this procedure everyday in our hospitals on mainly African
women who request them to do it.Because of the large number of cases
of FGM and the deaths it has caused, FGM is now outlawed in some
European countries, the United States and some African countries such
as Egypt, Kenya and Senegal. Even though it is illegal in many
countries in Africa and the Middle East, this has not reduced the
number of the girls that are mutilated every year.

The governments of these countries have no way of monitoring the
spread and practice of FGM. The UN, UNICEF and the WHO have
considered FGM to be a violation of human rights and have made
recommendations to eradicate it. However, trying to fight FGM on
legal terms is ineffective since those who practice it oftentimes do
not report it."The girls here who had the procedure had it at home
and not by a doctor. Whoever recognizes the dangers of inappropriate
tools and dangers of cutting would not perform it.

It is most likely someone who is not licensed or knowledgeable," said
Dr. Khabbaz. However, the hospital does not report for investigation
the person who performed the operation. The people who perform this
procedure are neither regulated nor questioned.FGM is also widely
practiced in villages and remote places where the government does not
have an easy access. A better and more effective approach would be
cooperation on the national as well as international levels. The UN
and the WHO have already taken the first step in abolishing these
practices. Countries also need to have rigid laws that deal with FGM
cases.This is also insufficient by itself.

Researchers recommend that anthropologists, educators, social
scientists and activists have to go into these villages and areas and
educate the practitioners of the dangers of FGM. It can only be
abolished by a grassroots approach, which would take into
consideration all aspects of a particular culture and try to work
within that system of beliefs to eradicate this no less than
torturous practice."Muslims who perform the non-Islamic circumcision
lack understanding. Our awareness campaign should focus on
eradicating the wrong type of female circumcision," said Dr. Khabbaz.

Medicalizing FGM by performing it in hospitals with appropriate
surgical techniques will not eliminate all of the complications
associated with this practice and thus cannot be considered a
solution that reduces the health risks. Current estimates by the WHO
state that over 100 million women and girls have been affected by
some form of genital cutting with four million being cut every day.In
a society practicing FGM, a girl cannot be considered to be an adult
until she has undergone this procedure. In most of those cultures a
women cannot marry without FGM.

amily honor, cleanliness, ensuring virginity and fidelity to the
husband are sometimes used as excuses for the practice of FGM. It is
mostly a culture identity practice."I have interviewed some women who
were circumcised and all of them were against it because most of it
is non-Islamic. Many of them refuse to perform it on their daughters
and curse their fathers for doing it to them. But it is not easy for
them to convince the fathers not to do it," said Dr. Khabbaz.He
suggests treating it as a medical malpractice but it remains a
sensitive issue because of traditions.

In several countries it is considered child abuse."In Islamic
countries, theoretically it can be considered child abuse, but in
practical terms, you can't punish a whole nation. This issue needs
awareness gradually over many years and if the numbers decrease that
is a success," he said.The awareness campaign should include people
from different specialties including religious leaders who understand
the motives and reasons for eliminating it as a practice.