Philippine 'circumcision season': A rite of passage or child abuse? | Africanews

A row of boys lying on newsprint-covered tables howl in pain and grit their teeth as part of &quot;circumcision season&quot; in the Philippines when thousands of youngsters suffer through..<br /> <br /> The removal of foreskins is a centuries-old rite of passage to adulthood in the country, which has one of the highest rates of male circumcision in the world. <br /> <br /> Yet even as circumcision comes under increasing scrutiny around the world, with critics branding it &quot;child abuse&quot;, it is rarely questioned in the Philippines…<br /> READ MORE: <a href="http://www.africanews.com/2019/06/19/philippine-circumcision-season-a-rite-of-passage-or-child-abuse" title="http://www.africanews.com/2019/06/19/philippine-circumcision-season-a-rite-of-passage-or-child-abuse" target='_blank'>http://www.africanews.com/2019/06/19/philippine-circumcision-season-a-rite-of-passage-or-child-abuse</a><br /> <br /> Africanews on YouTube brings you a daily dose of news, produced and realised in Africa, by and for Africans.<br /> Africanews is the first pan-African multilingual media outlet, unique in its concept and vision.<br /> Subscribe to our Youtube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews" title="https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews" target='_blank'>https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews</a> and receive all the latest news from the continent.<br /> <br /> Africanews is available in English and French.<br /> Website: www.africanews.com<br /> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/" title="https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/" target='_blank'>https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/</a><br /> Twitter : <a href="https://twitter.com/africanews" title="https://twitter.com/africanews" target='_blank'>https://twitter.com/africanews</a><br /> <br /> #africanews<i class="fa fa-language transViewIcon clickable" title="Translation"></i>

Philippine 'circumcision season': A rite of passage or child abuse? | Africanews
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A row of boys lying on newsprint-covered tables howl in pain and grit their teeth as part of "circumcision season" in the Philippines when thousands of youngsters suffer through..

The removal of foreskins is a centuries-old rite of passage to adulthood in the country, which has one of the highest rates of male circumcision in the world.

Yet even as circumcision comes under increasing scrutiny around the world, with critics branding it "child abuse", it is rarely questioned in the Philippines…
READ MORE: http://www.africanews.com/2019/06/19/philippine-circumcision-season-a-rite-of-passage-or-child-abuse

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