➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
Egypt: Female genital mutilation needed because Egyptian men are ‘sexually weak,’ lawmaker says
Washington Post – September 06, 2016
The practice was banned in Egypt in 2008. Since then, circumcising girls has been punishable by a prison sentence of between three months and three years as well as a hefty fine. Still, FGM remains a widespread practice here, as it is in many other African nations and parts of the Middle East.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/06/egypt-lawmaker-female-genital-mutilation-needed-because-men-are-sexually-weak/