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Medical officials in the UK say the number of women who’ve been subjected to genital mutilation is on the rise. Although the practice is illegal in the country, thousands are considered to be at risk annually — and no one has ever been convicted of the crime.

From the BBC: Hundreds of Muslim parents are withdrawing children from music lessons because their beliefs forbid them from learning an instrument. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said music lessons were potentially unacceptable to about 10% of Muslims. It said passages from a collection of the Prophet Mohammed’s teachings banned instruments. The MCB said [...]