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It is one of the oddities of the Royal family-- shared by the majority of the English upper classes -- that for many generations they have circumcised their male sons, invariably using a Mohel, the ...

A Forward analysis of government data shows that 87% of the baby boys born in West Virginia were circumcised in 2009. Two thousand miles west, in Nevada, the procedure was performed on only 12% of ...

A study released recently shows that boys are dropping out primary school in droves after undergoing circumcision in Igembe district. In the study titled Drop Out Among Male Pupils in Primary Schools ...

Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures in the world and holds an important place in Judaism as the brit mila. Here's everything you should know. An ancient but still common surgical ...

A science teacher has lost his bid to be reinstated after being fired for carrying out circumcision procedures on two 14-year-old boys in a classroom. The Cape man was undone by an incident involving ...

It is a ritual of paramount importance among Jews of all types and in all times. For 3,500 years, the link between the Jewish people and their God has been symbolized by the Berit Mila — the rite of ...

Circumcision is a surgical operation to remove the foreskin of the penis. An adult may decide to undergo this procedure for religious, cosmetic, medical, or cultural reasons. Circumcision is fairly ...

Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin, the tissue covering the head (called the glans) of the penis. It's an ancient practice that has its origin in religious rites. Today, many parents ...