Speaking to The Irish Times, Dr Selim described FGM as barbaric, but said that where a doctor recommended female circumcision should take place, then it should. Not for the first time Dr Selim had “put the [Muslim] community in a very embarrassing situation,” he said. In a brief statement on Monday, Trinity College Dublin said it “utterly condemns female genital mutilation in all circumstances”. It noted that Dr Selim was employed there on an hourly basis to teach Arabic. Professor of obstetrics at Trinity Deirdre Murphy said: “Any doctor who suggests female circumcision is medically indicated is deluding themselves.” She added that female genital cutting and female circumcision were “synonymous terms”.

Source: The Irish Times February 12, 2018 21:45 UTC