Showing posts with label FGM. Show all posts
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Monday, January 19, 2026

Minneapolis Equity Report Urged Using Somali Muslim Genital Mutilation to ‘Learn About Their Culture’

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“Muslim (Somali) Culture: Value Acquiescence to Allah as supreme authority” vs “American Culture: Value the supremacy of the individual.”

How far did Minneapolis and Minnesota go in urging Americans to abandon their values and accept Somali Muslim ‘cultural values’?

A report from the Hennepin County Medical Center that was posted on the Minneapolis Minnesota Department of Health site was titled “caring for women affected by female genital cutting” or FGM, a Muslim practice common among Somalis of mutilating the genital areas of young girls, “Striving for Health Equity’.