In whose interest is circumcision done?
By Tolulope Adigun
Living in a country where circumcision is performed on male children after their eighth day on earth leaving them with no choice in the matter begs questioning after I read the following story.
A father has dished his wife for objecting to the circumcision of their boys, aged four and six.
A devout Muslim, the man failed to persuade a high court judge to rule that his sons be circumcised.
The Algerian born England resident argued that circumcision would be in tune with his “Muslim practice and religious beliefs” and in the children’s best interests.
The boys’ mother, who is Devon bred and separated from their father, did not concede to his argument.
And I am wondering.
Is circumcision really in the best interests of male children or the satisfaction of parents’ religious beliefs and cultural myth?
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