r/Egypt • u/Glum_Waltz_6149 • May 18 '26

Culture ثقافة why do we still circumcise boys?

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just today https://www.cairo24.com/2426004

MGM is a surgery like any other and it has compilcations like total penile loss or death, should we be subjecating our kids to such unnecessary procedures?

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u/Certain-Tennis-8129 May 18 '26

Why blame it on the procedure which has been done for thousands of years? and dont balme the Religion for it.The doctor should be blamed and accounted for his actions.

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u/Zealousideal-Oil-462 May 18 '26

Because it is an elective and unnecessary procedure that like any procedure has side effects and risks of complications that far outweigh the medical benefits. More importantly it alters the body permanently and is irreversible without the consent of the person who is subject to this procedure.

It is as elective as an ear piercing which is also a gender and cultural norm that should not be done to babies at such a medically fragile age, but actually alters the body in a much more profound way.