Grendel
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Personally I have never seen FGM as a strictly Muslim problem and it has always in my mind been a North African cultural thing... So FGM by country... Somalia 99% Sunni Muslim <1% Christian. Yemen 99% Muslim. Egypt 95% Muslim. Sudan 70% Sunni Muslim 10% Christian. Eritrea 50% Sunni Muslim, 30% Orthodox 12% Catholic, 6% other 2% indigenous Djibouti Muslim 94%, Christian 6% Ethiopia Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7% Kenya Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2% Tanzania mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim Chad Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% CAR indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%; note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority Nigeria Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% Mali Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9% Burkina Faso Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% Benin Christian 42.8% (Catholic 27.1%, Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%, other 5.3%), Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, other 15.5% Cote d'Ivoire Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% Liberia Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40% Guinea Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7% Sierra Leone Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30% Mauritania Muslim 100% Senegal Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% Guinea Bissau Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10% Gambia Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs Highlighted show over 80% of females suffer FGM. make your own mind up.
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