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Ylva:
My feelings exactly. A prudent thing to do is to suspend judgment until
one reads the book. The "Western View" is often equated with opposition
to "Female Circumcision/ FGM," and Africans/ Gambians that oppose the
practice are accused of suffering from this so-called "Western View."
This is much too simple.
Again, Congrats! on a job well done.
Abdoulaye
Ylva Hernlund wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Again, it is one brother and one tubaab woman....
> Thank you.
> I look forward to comments after people actually read the book. As for
> the issue of religion, if one looks at the practice from a continent wide
> perspective and not just at the Gambian situation, it becomes clear that
> the link with religion is not consistent. Out of the nine country case
> studies that we discuss, a great deal of variety can be detected. There
> are Muslims who don't practice it and non-Muslims who do, and in each
> local context there is different relationship to religion(s).
> Best, Ylva
>
> On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Lameen Sisawo Barrow wrote:
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> > Mr Conteh,
> >
> > I want to join you in congratulating the brothers on their
> > books. I do have reservations on dealing with female circumsision
> > from a religious perspective because I think we have been
> > practicing it before the advent of Islam. I think female
> > circumsicion in Africa has more traditional connotations than
> > religious influences. Also, until I get to read the book, I
> > doubt if someones western ideas will affect the outcome in any
> > way.
> >
> > Lameen S Barrow
> >
> > Nashville TN
> >
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