var comments = {"total":"8","items":[{"id":"25886","storyid":"117603","author":"Orang cina UK","userid":"11955","date":"1258476838","content":"Mutilation of clitoris removes the  genital stimulation and abolishes the joy of sex in female. It is a selfish act of worst kind, because it reserves the right  of sexual enjoyment to males only, and reducing females to merely sexual objects.\nNo wonder Islam is the fastest growing faith in the world.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259081101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25798","storyid":"117603","author":"Loyal Malaysian","userid":"38151","date":"1258457502","content":"Hmm.. interesting article.\nHave always thought FGM only takes place elsewhere only!!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259081101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25769","storyid":"117603","author":"wilkee","userid":"34971","date":"1258451375","content":"You end your article with the following statement:\n\"These are grown-up decisions so let these babies grow up and make the decision for themselves.\"\nFMG is  of course a grown-up decision; so is religion. Why can't we let ALL babies grow up to decide whether they want a religion &amp; if so, which religion to follow?","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259081101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25685","storyid":"117603","author":"concern citizen","userid":"75511","date":"1258436728","content":"Ur right. No one allow to touch girls privite parts without her concern. Almighty GOD knows  better, he creates every living things in this world and the creation are no error. so anyone trying to do beyond on GOD creation, he must crazy. if u guys think that i'm condemning anyone, yes I'm. who we are to act against natural","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/icon\/icon_75511.jpg?1259081101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25684","storyid":"117603","author":"Dr Mohamad Nasrin","userid":"76338","date":"1258436364","content":"Even in islam female circumcision is not obligatory. Even when it is practised in Malay society it is not done as it is done in Sudan etc. Over here it is only a small cut. If this is what the writer thinks about female circumcision i dread to think what he would write in regards to male circumcision. I think the writer could have used a much better language and tone when addressing this issue for it touches Malay understanding of Islam.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259081101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25677","storyid":"117603","author":"suhaimi bin said","userid":"34415","date":"1258435135","content":"This man is just good for nothing when he proposes:  Leave your religion or get a new religion.  Useless fellow!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259081101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25675","storyid":"117603","author":"x'roy","userid":"35695","date":"1258434372","content":"Articles like this one has been long time coming. Yes some religious beliefs are so contradictory, one Muslim tells me the lady is not supposed to dye her hair, polish her nails etc. As the hair is God given in the state it is in, then why this act of mutilation. a medical doctor an anthropologist, supporting the practice and for allthose wierd reasons, only shows what happens when people go overboard.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259081101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25668","storyid":"117603","author":"Disgusted","userid":"42495","date":"1258432495","content":"Wah! I didn't think it would be practiced in this country. Its so barbaric. The Koran, Bible and Torah all only say that God made a covenent with Abraham to have male offsprings circumcised. Where did female circucision come from? It is only practiced in witchcraft and Afircan countries which later adopted Islam as a religion. Perhaps some extremist muslims thought it is more muslim to adopt this practise. They have a warped minds thinking that in doing so it takes away a part of the female body which can enhance her sexuality and promiscuity such sick minds. Looks like we are heading into the dark ages of civilisation come 2020.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259081101\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"}]};