Backed by the church and political establishment. We frown on this in the UK. I expect its the same in the US.
It's fairly common here in the US.
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not even close , women rights in Muscovy don't exist specially in Muslim regions ,
Report On Female Genital Mutilation In Russia Provokes Commentary ...
23 aug. 2016 - Mufti Ismail Berdiev (right) is a
religious leader in the Republic of Dagestan. When a report documented
female genital mutilation in this republic, he said all
women should be circumcised "to end depravity." He later said he was joking. Above, he poses with
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Kremlin ...
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