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  • n  (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran

  • There are three degrees of the procedure: sunna (traditional), which involves cutting off the tip of the clitoris; excision, the removal of the clitoris and the labia minora; and .
  • About 90% of all Muslims are Sunnis (from sunna, "the tradition of the Prophet"), who consider themselves Islam's orthodoxy.
  • There are three degrees of the procedure: sunna (traditional), which involves cutting off the tip of the clitoris; excision, the removal of the clitoris and the labia minora; and .
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  • Yusuf Ahmed Hagar Dabageed in AFP
    Getting help from Ahlu Sunna Wal Jammaa fighters, our forces clashed with the enemy who controlled the city in the past several weeks,Yusuf Ahmed Hagar, a local clan militia commander, said by phone. "We lost four men and killed more than...
  • John Esposito in Huffington Post (blog)
    On page 32, Esposito writes: "On September 27, 2001, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi (chairman of the Sunna and Sira Council, Qatar)......issued a fatwa, signed by American Muslim leaders and internationally prominent Islamic scholars. The fatwa condemned...
  • Sharif Sheik Ahmed in CNN (blog)
    The agreement with Ahlu Sunna is a historic success for the Somali people and it is a further positive step for the full return of Somalia's nationhood,President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said last month.

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