Icelandic Ahmadi Muslim Imam Speaks Up Against Circumcision Ban


“Isn’t it common practice in Iceland to take children to the doctor to remove their tonsils—a decision parents make without the consent of the child?”

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk
Source/Credit: Grapevine - Iceland
By Alice Demurtas | February 21, 2018
“'[I]mposing a ban on such a religious injunction will put many Muslims and adherents of other faiths, who practice circumcision, in great distress”
The debate about the controversial circumcision ban has by now expanded beyond national territories, and while the Jewish population has certainly expressed their concerns, much less space has been given to the opinions of local Muslims.

Circumcision is a practice essential to both religions: banning it would therefore influence both religious groups in very similar manners. Mansoor Ahmad Malik, Imam and National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Iceland, recently wrote us an open letter in the hopes of clarifying some points about the procedure and the reasons behind it, from an Islamic perspective.
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