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Prohibited Sexual Behavior and Sexual Violence
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Sexual Violence: Mutilation of Female Sex Organs: Prevalence
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The mutilation of female sex organs is now found mainly in some parts of Africa and of the Arabic peninsula. (To a limited extent, the practice is also found in Pakistan, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia). The map below identifies the most important countries and also shows where the main types of mutilation are being performed. As can be seen, the practice is common in some, but by no means in all Muslim countries. Indeed, to the great majority of Muslims in the world, the practice is unknown. Very clearly, it is more a matter of regional culture than of religion.
Prevalence by country and form of mutilation
The map shows the countries where the traditional mutilation of female sex organs is practiced.
The colors indicate the two main forms of mutilation in various regions:
 Excision  Infibulation
Sources: UN agencies, Terre des femmes, Amnesty International, afrol News
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1 Mauritania
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8 Mali
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15 Nigeria
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22 Egypt
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29 Somalia
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2 Senegal
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9 Burkina Faso
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16 Chad
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23 Sudan
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30 Djibouti
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3 Gambia
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10 Ivory Coast
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17 Cameroon
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24 Uganda
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31 Saudi Arabia
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4 Guinea Bissau
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11 Ghana
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18 Centr.Afr.Rep.
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25 Eritrea
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32 Yemen
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5 Guinea
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12 Togo
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19 Congo
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26 Ethiopia
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33 Oman
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6 Sierra Leone
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13 Benin
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20 DR Congo
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27 Kenya
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34 United Emirates
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7 Liberia
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14 Niger
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21 Libya
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28 Tanzania
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