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In reply to the discussion: Dad lets daughter drown in Dubai so she's not 'dishonored' by male lifeguards' touch [View all]And to be fair, it's really complicated - because pointing fingers at Muslims doesn't help.
Just please keep your eyes on the prize: that American Muslims should have the same rights as every free-born American to leave the religion if they want. And to have a fair and voluntary marriage. Just, freedom to choose.
(I always maintain that if any adult non-coerced non-insane woman really wants to cut off her own clitoris and sew her vagina shut to make herself a better person, that's her business.
But we need to ask: why is it that millions of women have had their clitoris cut off when they were helpless kids, and millions choose it for their daughters, but you never hear of any non mutilated adult choosing it freely for herself? What does that say about Islam?)
Coercion: that's the enemy.