A Virginia imam said female genital mutilation prevents ‘hypersexuality,’ leading to calls for his dismissal

Just Pinned to Domestic and Global News: Virginia mosque embattled after imam said female genital mutilation prevents 'hypersexuality'... AFriday prayer service at Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls ChurchinDecember 2015. The large Virginia mosque just condemned its leading imams teaching endorsing female genital mutilation. (EPA/Michael Reynolds) A Virginia mosque has publicly condemned the words of its leading imam highlighting lingering divisions among Muslim leaders over the controversial and widely condemned practice of female genital mutilation. The Board of Directors at the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church said Monday that Imam Shaker Elsayeds seeming endorsement of the outlawed practice as the honorable thing to do if needed ran afoul of both U.S. and Islamic law. Elsayeds comments during a lecture on child rearing and family life last month sparked a brief controversy last Friday after a right-wing watchdog group circulated a video clip of his speech online. Female genital mutilation (FGM) branded a human rights violation by the World Health Organization and by most governments is a common practice among certain Muslim and Christian populations in Africa and parts of
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