A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The…

“A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her: Do not cut severely as that is…

— Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah

“Circumcision is a law for men and a preservation of honor for women." (Ahmad Ibn Hanbal 5:75; Abu Dawud, Adab 167)”

— Hadith

“Circumcision is one of the Sunnahs of the fitrah, and it is for both males and females, except that is it obligatory for males…

— ataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah

“Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male,…

— Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri

“In the nineteenth century, girls who learned to develop orgasmic capacity by masturbation were regarded as medical problems. Often they were 'treated' or 'corrected'…

— Eve Ensler

“...I asked a friend if he felt ‘different’ when he was the only uncircumcised man in the shower and he said,‘Yes, gloriously different.”

— Kristen O'Hara

“Theologically, the demand for “circumcision” can take many forms, even today. It appears whenever one thinks along these lines: “Faith in Christ is fine…

— Leander E. Keck

Were we to still be circumcising the hood of the female clitoris, we would not have difficulty considering this a continuation of our tradition…

— Warren Farrell

“Our revulsion towards cutting the genitals of girls should give us pause, however, for the themes the Western world abhors – removing part of…

— David L. Gollaher

The struggle for world domination is between me and the Jews. All else is meaningless. The Jews have inflicted two wounds on the world:…

— Adolf Hitler

Circumcision is where sex and violence meet for the first time.

— Jeannine Parvati Baker

“We are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the…

— Beth Moore

Circumcision stands for a religion of human achievement, of what man can do by his own good works; Christ stands for a religion of…

— John Stott

Every luxury was lavished on you - atheism, breastfeeding, circumcision.

— Joe Orton

I had to educate myself about female circumcision, about the clitoris, about sexology. We studied gynecology only. Pregnancy, maternal care, etc.

— Nawal El Saadawi