Cocktails & Popcorn: Equal Tiny Human Mutilation Protection Under The LARP - FGM v. Circumcision

This is pure, unadulterated art.

Art, in its rarest form inspires creation and growth, in the perfection of law.

This is an epic troll, to sway the courts, that there must be equal protection under the law.

If it is not acceptable to mutilate tiny female humans, well, then it is not acceptable to mutilate tiny male humans.

To my Dearies, in the perfection of your prayers to bring down the heavens, The Celestial Goddess of the Woodshed is humbled.

Godspeed.

Michigan nonprofit protests male circumcision on Woodward Avenue

Norm Cohen, founder of NOCIRC, holds signs out front of Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (Photo: OMAR ABDEL-BAQUI)

Amid recent national headlines regarding female circumcision, a Michigan nonprofit is rejecting a practice much less taboo in American society today: male circumcision.

A couple dozen people gathered Saturday for a protest hosted by NOCIRC of Michigan to march alongside a bustling Woodward Avenue near Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, educating the public on male circumcision — a practice the group's founder called "archaic," "barbaric," and "a mutilation."

Some passing drivers waved or gave a thumbs up, some honked, some yelled profanities and many stared at the men, women and children who protested, some of whom donned white bodysuits with a red stain on the crotch and held signs that read "ONLY QUACKS CUT HEALTHY CHILDREN," and "Cut a Girl, Go to Jail! Cut a Boy, Get Paid!"

Norm Cohen, founder of NOCIRC of Michigan, said there are many benefits to "staying intact."

First and foremost, "You get to have a whole penis. Most men want a whole penis," Cohen said.

More: Congress fights to save historic female genital mutilation case

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The foreskin is the most sensitive part of the penis, he added, and is "mechanically extremely useful for sexual intercourse."

"We evolved as mammals with a foreskin. We don't have any extra parts — it's there for a reason," Cohen said. "This an ancient ritual that predates medicine. ... It's not done with consent. There is no other part of the body that is cut preemptively without a diagnosis."

Protesters and members of NOCIRC of Michigan stand in front of Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (Photo: OMAR ABDEL-BAQUI)

Michigan has male circumcision rates of about 85% of men, Cohen said. For comparison, about 71% of American males, 91% of Israeli males and 97% of Saudi Arabian males are circumcised, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Male circumcision was promoted in America by John Harvey Kellogg, founder of the Michigan-based cereal company bearing his last name, Cohen said. Kellogg advocated for circumcision as a way to avert masturbation.

Protester Nora Plank said she began to doubt the practice of circumcision when she birthed her son 30 years ago. A midwife gave her a brochure against circumcision and Plank decided to keep her son intact.

"Before that, I thought everyone in the world did it," she said.

Jerry Boor, a NOCIRC of Michigan board member, called circumcision a "human rights issue, regardless of faith." He pointed to the protesters in attendance who come from different religious backgrounds.

Progressive Jews are designing ceremonies that honor the tradition without harming boys, Cohen said.

"You can remain Jewish or Muslim and not do circumcision," he said.

Cohen said there should be as much outrage over male circumcision as there is for female circumcision.

More: Judge dismisses female genital mutilation charges in historic case

He said the female genital mutilation case out of Michigan last year "is less severe than any male circumcision." In that case, two Michigan doctors and six others were charged in the circumcision of nine minor girls, some of whom cried, bled and screamed during the procedure. A federal judge dismissed the landmark case in November 2018, declaring U.S. law barring the practice unconstitutional.


Protesters and members of NOCIRC of Michigan stand in front of Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (Photo: OMAR ABDEL-BAQUI)

The American Academy of Pediatrics, which in 2012 suggested circumcising males is beneficial, has a "conflict of interest" in doing so, Cohen said. The academy states male circumcision lowers the risk of contracting AIDS, lowers the risk of urinary tract infections and prevents foreskin infections.

"They make money off of the practice, Cohen said.

Cohen said he hopes that people driving by who heard NOCIRC's message for the first time further their research on male circumcision.

"I love to hear from the mothers and fathers, who because of NOCIRC, decided to keep their boys intact," he said. "That really tells me we're making a difference. Those boys will probably never come to thank me, but I know that I, and the organization, have changed the world."

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Constitutional Crisis On The Horizon In Detroit - MIED, CPS & FGM

"Ahoy, Constitutional Crisis on the horizon in Detroit"

Well, I can not decide on which direction this is going.

Personally, I find it much easier to just follow the financial expenditures when examining those pesky matters when dealing in the industry of trafficking tiny humans, more specifically in this situation, FGM, or rather branding of chattel.

In this instance, I am going to present a few assumptions that we can start and try to ruleout:

1. There is an issue of real estate;
2. There is Medicaid fraud; or,
3. We are setting up for a Constitutional Crisis!

I am going with all of the above because this is about child welfare and the antiquities of selling tiny humans.

Besides, we all know abandoning a child in need under federal jurisdiction would be quite awkward if an anonymous source was to call and report the Michigan Easter District Attorney's Office to Child Protective Services for abuse and neglect.

Now, that is what I call a Constitutional Crisis in Detroit!

DACA anyone?

Feds abandon female genital mutilation appeal

Detroit — Federal prosecutors will not appeal a judge's order dismissing female genital mutilation charges in the first criminal case of its kind nationwide, concluding the law is weak and needs to be rewritten.

Dr. Jumana Nagarwala of Northville

The decision delivers a setback to international human-rights groups opposed to female genital mutilation that have closely followed a case that has raised awareness in the U.S. of a controversial procedure and prompted Michigan to enact new state laws criminalizing the procedure.

"Although the department has determined not to appeal the district court's decision, it recognizes the severity of the charged conduct, its lifelong impact on victims, and the importance of a federal prohibition on FGM committed on minors," Solicitor General Noel Francisco wrote in a letter to Congress on Wednesday.

The decision comes six months after U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman delivered a significant, but not fatal, blow to a novel criminal prosecution involving a team of Metro Detroit doctors accused of mutilating the genitalia of nine girls at a Livonia clinic since 2015.

Friedman concluded the law is unconstitutional and concluded Congress had no authority to enact a law criminalizing female genital mutilation.

“There is nothing commercial or economic about FGM,” Friedman wrote in a 28-page opinion. (Female genital mutilation) is not part of a larger market and it has no demonstrated effect on interstate commerce. The Commerce Clause does not permit Congress to regulate a crime of this nature.”

The Justice Department has submitted a legislative proposal to Congress that would, among other things, amend the federal law and make it a crime when a defendant or victim crosses state lines to undergo the procedure.

The case emerged in April 2017 when Dr. Jumana Nagarwala of Northville was arrested and accused of heading a conspiracy that lasted 12 years, involved seven other people and led to mutilating the genitalia of girls as part of a religious procedure practiced by some members of the Dawoodi Bohra, a Muslim sect from India that has a small community in Metro Detroit.

Prosecutors say the girls — four from Michigan, two from Minnesota and three from Illinois — underwent female genital mutilation, but defense lawyers say the procedure performed on the girls was benign and not female genital mutilation. They have accused the government of overreaching.

Prosecutors have alleged that two girls’ clitorises were completely removed, but the evidence of female genital mutilation involving all of the girls is lacking, Nagarwala lawyer Shannon Smith said.

"The defense is pleased to see the Justice Department has reached the same conclusion as Judge Friedman, however, the case will still be heading to trial on the remaining charges," Smith wrote in a text message to The News on Friday. "At trial the defense is confident a jury will agree that there was no female genital mutilation in this case and see that the prosecution relied on an unreliable medical expert in pursuing this case."

Women’s rights groups blasted the judge’s opinion, calling it a setback for women and girls.

“It’s a giant step backward in the protection of women’s and girls’ rights,” said Shelby Quast, the Americas director of equality for the rights organization Equality Now. “Especially when there is a global movement to eliminate this practice.”

The Justice Department's decision not to pursue and appeal drew an outcry on social media Thursday, including reaction from Hillary Clinton.

There is a federal law banning FGM. It is the Department of Justice’s responsibility to defend it.

They’re choosing instead to abandon the fight for the health and human rights of women and girls around the world.

If you agree that’s outrageous, let them know: 202-353-1555 https://t.co/ucx74UIFrC

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 11, 2019

The criminal case is is pending because Friedman left intact conspiracy and obstruction charges that could send Nagarwala and three others to federal prison for decades.

The case prompted a new law in Michigan criminalizing female genital mutilation.

In June 2017, Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation that carried up to 15 years in prison for those convicted of mutilating female genitalia or transporting girls to other states for the procedure.

Twenty-three states do not have laws criminalizing female genital mutilation.

During a hearing last fall, Nagarwala lawyer Molly Sylvia Blythe said Congress lacked authority to enact a law criminalizing female genital mutilation in 1996. Congress lacked authority under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution because the procedure has nothing to do with interstate commerce, she said.

Prosecutors say prepubescent girls were cut at a Livonia clinic owned by Dr. Fakhruddin Attar. His wife, Dr. Farida Attar, also is charged in the case.

Female genital mutilation is an internationally recognized violation of human rights.

Some members of the Dawoodi Bohra community who have spoken against the procedure say the surgery is performed to suppress female sexuality, reduce sexual pleasure and curb promiscuity, according to court records.

The procedure is most common in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, along with migrants from those regions, says the World Health Organization.

There are four major types of female genital mutilation, including a partial or total removal of the clitoris.

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AHA Foundation Submits Brief To Stop Branding & Sellling Little Girls, CAIR Looks The Other Way

Ayaan Hirsi Ali of the AHA Foundation.

Well, this is odd.

Where is CAIR and Dawud Walid?

Priorities, I guess.

Anyway, here is a real leader, as opposed to a fake leader, to speak out against human trafficking, or rather the branding of subjugated chattel for future sexual servitude and her name is Ayaan Hirsi Ali of the AHA Foundation.

I have previously asked Dawud if he was going to help stop slavery, but I shall assume he had other things more important on his schedule with Graham Fuller and Al-Waleed Bin Talal, which has prevented him from acting, like Public Private Partnerships in predictive modeling crap for social policies to make the lives better for the little girls who get branded and sold and how to maximize revenue with all that land that was acquired by all those mosques.

But hey, what do I know?

Mutilated brides fetch higher price, group claims

Detroit — Grooms pay more money for brides who have undergone female genital mutilation, a religious practice central to a rare criminal case involving a small Muslim sect from India, according to a victims' rights group.

The claim was included in a brief filed in federal courtMonday by the nonprofit New York-based AHA Foundation, which is trying to bolster a criminal case pending in federal court against eight people accused of participating in a conspiracy to cut prepubescent girls.

The brief is intended to support the government's contention that female genital mutilation is inextricably linked to commerce — making it a federal crime — because doctors who perform the illegal procedure are often paid and the procedure increases the "bride price" of mutilated girls.

"FGM is also linked to commerce in one further insidious way: as a means of increasing the money received by victims’ families upon marriage," foundation lawyer Mark Franke wrote. "This is not an incidental feature. In many communities, custom dictates that the parents of the bride receive a “bride price,” i.e., a payment in exchange for their daughters, upon marriage."

Defense lawyers have asked U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman to dismiss key charges, arguing that a law banning female genital mutilation is unconstitutional.

"I believe the court will find the arguments have no merit and do not apply to our case in any way," said Shannon Smith, an attorney for one of the defendants, Northville Dr. Jumana Nagarwala. "I will give them credit for creativity; however, some of the claims are so ridiculous it’s hard to believe they were presented to a court." 

So far, eight people have been charged with participating in a conspiracy that prosecutors say lasted 12 years and led to mutilating the genitalia of girls as part of a religious procedure practiced by some members of the Dawoodi Bohra.

Locally, most members of the sect belong to the Anjuman-e-Najmi mosque in Farmington Hills.

Dr. Jumana Nagarwala and Dr. Fakhruddin Attar 

Those charged include Nagarwala, a licensed emergency room physician who prosecutors say performed female genital mutilation, and Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, a licensed internal medicine physician accused of hosting the procedures at his Livonia medical office.

His wife, Farida Attar, and Tahera Shafiq of Farmington Hills helped Nagarwala during the procedures, according to the federal indictment. Two mothers from Minnesota — Haseena Halfal and Zainab Hariyanawala —and two from Oakland County — Farida Arif and Fatema Dahodwala — are all  parents of minor girls who arranged for the procedure to be performed by Nagarwala, according to the government.

A new indictment issued earlier this month alleges nine girls from three states underwent the illegal procedure at the Livonia medical clinic since 2015. One girl was drugged, according to the indictment.

Defense lawyers say the procedure performed on the girls was benign and not female genital mutilation. They accuse the government of overreaching.

There are four major types of female genital mutilation, including a partial or total removal of the clitoris.

Prosecutors have alleged that two girls’ clitorises were completely removed but the evidence is lacking for at least one girl, Smith said.

"The primary purpose of FGM is to control a woman’s sexuality by removing her ability to enjoy sexual intercourse," Franke wrote. "... that lack of enjoyment is meant to increase the victim’s chastity and virtue — in other words, to keep her faithful to her husband. FGM thus robs victims of their bodily integrity, autonomy and self-determination. In other words, it turns them into slaves."

The case is being closely followed in India, where the Dawoodi Bohra are based, and by international human rights groups opposed to female genital mutilation, a federal crime since 1996.

One defense argument is that Congress lacked authority to enact the female genital mutilation law under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution because the procedure has nothing to do with interstate commerce.

Prosecutors argue Congress can regulate female genital mutilation because it is a service.

"Like child pornography and marijuana, an interstate market exists for FGM that Congress has sought to regulate and eradicate," prosecutors wrote in a court filing. "Congress made clear its intent for the United States to contribute to international efforts to stop the harmful practice of FGM generally and ensure it does not occur within the United States."

I wonder when CAIR is going to submit their brief in support of the U.S., or would that be one of those "women" things to deal with selling tiny humans?

The Aha Foundation Amicus Brief in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN D... by Beverly Tran on Scribd

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