2023-04-26 19:56:20
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Country – In statements that sparked controversy, the well-known Egyptian dancer and artist, “Dina,” spoke about her role in the series “Hazrat El Omda” with Mohamed Ramadan, in which she embodied the role of a circumcised woman, noting that circumcision “makes the woman defective,” according to her description.
Dina said that circumcision greatly affects women psychologically and physically when they get married.
Dina comments on “circumcision” and her role in “Jaafar Al-Omda”
And circumcision is the cutting or removal of the external female genitalia, and the process of circumcision often involves the removal or cutting of the labia and clitoris, and the World Health Organization describes it as any procedure that injures the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Dina said, during a telephone interview on the “Al-Hayat Al-Youm” program, presented by the journalist, Muhammad Mustafa Shardy, on the “Al-Hayat” channel: “The woman who remains circumcised will have a terrible conflict of feelings.”
And the artist, Dina, explained that the series “Hazrat El Omda” discusses an important topic, which is the issue of female circumcision, and discusses women’s issues, following up: “I love the complex roles that you presented.”
She added, “The woman who is circumcised is not cruel, on the contrary, she is beautiful, but she has a problem that she cannot treat, and she will continue with her for a long life, and her husband must help her.”
Dina expressed her happiness at the interaction of people with her role in the series “Jaafar Al-Omda,” adding that “her fans really told her that you looked like a farmer and your appearance in the role is different, and all my friends said that I influenced them.”
Effects of circumcision in Egypt
The National Council for Women, published on its page in “FacebookPart of a dialogue in the fifth episode of the series “Jaafar Al-Omda”, for the United Media Services Company, which shed light on the door-knocking campaigns carried out by the National Council for Women to spread awareness of some important messages regarding the criminalization of female circumcision and the measures taken to deter violators.
Referring to the psychological and physical effects of the victims of circumcision, with the participation of the pioneers of the council who appeared in the episode as they brought the village to raise awareness, in addition to helping the women of the village in obtaining their national identification cards.
Circumcision has been prohibited by law in Egypt since 2008, and the perpetrators, including doctors and others, may be sentenced to seven years in prison if they are found guilty of performing this operation, and anyone who requests the operation may face a prison sentence of up to three years.
According to a study issued by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2017, Egypt ranks fourth in the world and third at the level of Arab countries, in terms of the number of women who have undergone circumcision.
The UNICEF report indicated at the time that the prevalence of female circumcision in Egypt in 2000 was 97 percent, and it recorded a decrease in 2015 to 92 percent, then to 87 percent in 2016, but the prevalence of this practice returned to 91 percent in 2017.
According to a report ofBBCOn March 28, 2021, the Egyptian Parliament approved, by a majority of two-thirds of its members, a draft law that would increase the penalty for female genital mutilation, to a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.
In addition to toughening the punishment for those who perform the circumcision, the law opens the door to punishing the guardian who attempts to perform the circumcision on his daughter.
The law stipulates that “anyone who requests female circumcision and was circumcised upon his request shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of no less than 5 years. for a period of not less than 10 years.
The ruling on circumcision in Islam
According to the fatwas of the Standing Committee for Scholarly Research and Issuing Fatwas in Saudi Arabia, circumcision is one of the Sunnahs of instinct, and it is for both males and females, but it is obligatory for males and Sunnah and honorable for women.
According to the collection of fatwas and articles of Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Baz, female circumcision is Sunnah, if there is a male or female doctor who improves it.
And in the collection of fatwas and letters of Sheikh Muhammad bin Saleh bin Uthaymeen: The ruling on circumcision is controversial, and the closest sayings are that circumcision is obligatory for men, and it is Sunnah for women.
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