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    This study examined female circumcision practices among the Yakan tribe in Basilan, Philippines. The researcher conducted interviews and focus groups with people who perform circumcisions, religious leaders, girls undergoing circumcision, and women who had undergone it. The study found that the Yakan believe circumcision is required by their religion for cleanliness, dignity, and honor. The common technique involves scraping the labia majora with a blunt knife until redness occurs but no bleeding. While girls reported dull pain, respondents believed the practice had no ill health effects and was important to their culture and religion.

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    This study examined female circumcision practices among the Yakan tribe in Basilan, Philippines. The researcher conducted interviews and focus groups with people who perform circumcisions, religious leaders, girls undergoing circumcision, and women who had undergone it. The study found that the Yakan believe circumcision is required by their religion for cleanliness, dignity, and honor. The common technique involves scraping the labia majora with a blunt knife until redness occurs but no bleeding. While girls reported dull pain, respondents believed the practice had no ill health effects and was important to their culture and religion.

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    Just like the Etoro tribe, they practice female circumcision.

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    This study examined female circumcision practices among the Yakan tribe in Basilan, Philippines. The researcher conducted interviews and focus groups with people who perform circumcisions, religious leaders, girls undergoing circumcision, and women who had undergone it. The study found that the Yakan believe circumcision is required by their religion for cleanliness, dignity, and honor. The common technique involves scraping the labia majora with a blunt knife until redness occurs but no bleeding. While girls reported dull pain, respondents believed the practice had no ill health effects and was important to their culture and religion.

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    Female Circumcision Among Yakan in Basilan

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    This study examined female circumcision practices among the Yakan tribe in Basilan, Philippines. The researcher conducted interviews and focus groups with people who perform circumcisions, religious leaders, girls undergoing circumcision, and women who had undergone it. The study found that the Yakan believe circumcision is required by their religion for cleanliness, dignity, and honor. The common technique involves scraping the labia majora with a blunt knife until redness occurs but no bleeding. While girls reported dull pain, respondents believed the practice had no ill health effects and was important to their culture and religion.

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    FEMALE CIRCUMCISION AMONG YAKAN IN BASILAN, PHILIPPINES

    Author: Sittinurussamsi A. Calsalin Date: May 2008

    Female circumcision has been the source of enormous and bitter international controversy. It is always
    been viewed as a harmful and devastating procedure done on women making it a public health concern in
    several countries. This procedure in other nations had adverse health effects. In the Philippines, female
    circumcision is also being carried out by the Yakan Muslim tribe of Basilan. However, there had been no
    documented study describing the process among Yakan in Basilan. Thus, it is important to document this
    practice to understand any possible implications to the health of Yakan female that submits to such
    practice. A qualitative study was done to explore, and document this socio-cultural beliefs and practices of
    female circumcision among the Yakan tribe of Basilan, Philippines. Forty-three respondents composed of
    three Kah Dayang (Person performing female circumcision), five religious leaders, five girls who were to
    undergo the practice, five male respondents and twenty-five females who have already underwent female
    circumcision were included in the study. Observational approach, one on one in-depth interview and focus
    group discussion were utilized in this study. Descriptive analysis of the results was employed. Results
    showed that all respondents have common beliefs regarding female circumcision. Female circumcisions
    are done for cleanliness reason, dignity, honor and religious obligation. They also believe that this practice
    should be done because it is stated in the hadith (words of Mohammad S.A.W), written in one of the ayat
    (page) of the Holy Qur-an. Female circumcision for them is obligatory since it is a sunnah (the way the
    prophet lived) to practice it with the Holy Qur-an as their basis. In performing female circumcision, the
    Yakan tribe practiced the scraping technique using a blunt knife. This technique involves the scraping the
    labia majora until it becomes erythematous but not to bleed; A tawal (whispered prayer) is uttered to the
    child which marks the end of the practice. Results also showed that female who underwent circumcision
    showed no ill effect on the mental health of the respondents. In fact the practice was advantageous since
    this people believe that being circumcised gave them dignity and a worthwhile meaning in life. With
    regards to physical health, the dull tolerable pain which lasted for about an hour as described by the 5
    years old girls respondents were one of its consequences. The erythematous labia majora however may
    lead to further vulvar inflammation and subsequent infection. The used of unsterilized unpointed knife
    could also imposed susceptibility to tetanus. All these however were not reported by the respondents.
    Although these immediate inflammatory consequences were confirmed, respondents were still in favor to
    endorse the practice mainly because of their religious belief. They believe that the female circumcision is
    written in the Holy Qur-an and is obligatory thus all Yakan Muslim girls are expected to respect and follow
    it.

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