baby’s tongue. Gifts are given to the poor in thanks to Allah for the new child. After seven days‚ the Aqiqah ceremony occurs‚ which involves shaving the baby’s head‚ naming the child‚ and donating to the poor. For boys‚ after eight days Khitan (Circumcision) may take place. In some families‚ religion is ignored as parents are non- believers. In others‚ religion is central to their way of life: religious belief is passed on to the young person and rituals are observed. Prayer or meditation‚ sacred
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Birhts: Preliminary Data for 2010. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_02.pdf Milos‚ M (1989). Infant Circumcision:“ What I Wish I Had Know”. The Truth Seeker. Vol. 1‚ No 3. San Diego‚ California. Mitford J. 1992. The American Way of Birth. New York: Dutton Northrup C. 1994. Women’s bodies: Women’s wisdom. New York: Bantam Books Ritter‚ T. 1992. Say No to Circumcision! Aptos: Hourglass Wertz R and Werts D. (1989). Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America. New Haven: Yale University
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Commandments‚ a set of rules that people even today still follow. The Jews have many customs and traditions. Among them are circumcision‚ bar or bat mitzvah‚ special rituals and prayers to be said during a wedding and during death and mourning. Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin of the penis. The rite of circumcision is one of the most ancient practices of Judaism. Circumcision is done because of a Commandment by God to
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follower of Christ and receive salvation. Proof of this is found in Paul’s letter B when he states “…Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. Circumcision is nothing‚ and uncircumcision is nothing … Let each of you remain in the condition in which you were called” (NRSV‚ 1 Corinthians 7:18-20). They follow the example of Jesus who died for their sins
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leaders in order to pacify the Gods for past offenses committed by family members (Levesque‚ 2001). Additionally‚ girls in the Middle East and Africa are often subjected to female circumcision. In fact‚ most Yemeni women‚ 71.4%‚ favor this circumcision (World News Connection‚ 2008). In many other religions female circumcision is considered inhumane‚ cruel‚ and unnecessary. However‚ in these religions this practice is necessary for religious acceptance.
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Masculinities in colonial Kenya. The subject of masculinity or masculinities is the one that has drawn attention to gender scholars around the world. Through interactions with Robert Morel’s writings about Gender and Masculinity‚ I have come to understand that masculinities differ depending in the context which they are in. This essay will analyse how and why did the production of masculinities change among the Maasai as a result of colonisation in Kenya. Many factors including environmental change
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screaming‚ crying‚ and blacking out from the pain pleading for their elders to stop. Their voices fall on deaf ears as their right to sexual pleasure is sliced‚ chopped‚ pricked‚ scraped and burnt away. Female genital mutilation also known as female circumcision is the focus of my speech today. By the time I finish speaking‚ you will agree that this has got to stop! Today I will explain what FGM is; what are the effects of the procedure and why it is still being performed today. So going back...
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Care of the Circumcision If your baby is circumcised‚ his penis may be swollen for about a week. Initially‚ the tip of the penis will be very red. Over the course of a few days it will slowly change to a more pink‚ fleshed-colored appearance as it heals. He may have a LITTLE bleeding. This should stop in 24 hours. If you notice more than a little blood‚ please call your pediatrician. There may also be a yellow-white discharge on his penis on the second day after the circumcision. This is normal
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originating from one’s own cultural customs and beliefs‚ culture shock; subjected to an unfamiliar way or life or set of attitudes‚ population control‚ breastfeeding‚ child care‚ the meaning of disability and child death in different cultures‚ female circumcision‚ women’s roles in patrilineal societies‚ the dangers of fieldwork‚ and facing emotionally draining realities” (Dettwyler‚ 2014). One of the main cultural aspects of Malian society that I believe is noteworthy and worth illustrating and expressing
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Titus Observation The genre of the book of Titus is an epistle. An epistle is a letter written by an apostle of Jesus Christ. A letter consists of a greeting‚ a body‚ and an intro (Baker). Furthermore‚ this letter is a pastoral epistle. Pastoral epistles “contain instructions concerning church government and teaching” (Votaw). Therefore‚ Titus is a pastoral epistle because it contains every one of these qualifications (Baker). Titus was written by the Apostle Paul around A.D 62-67. At the time the
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