Jews, Muslims and the Ritual Male Circumcision Debate: Religious Diversity and Social Inclusion in Germany

On 7 May 2012, the Cologne regional court ruled that circumcising young boys was a form of previous bodily harm (körperverletzung). Although both Muslims and Jews circumcise infant boys as a religious practice, the Cologne court found that the child’s “fundamental right to bodily integrity” was more...

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Main Author: Yurdakul, Gökçe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2016
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-86
Further subjects:B Muslims
B Social Inclusion
B Religious Diversity
B Jews
B Germany
B ritual male circumcision
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