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There are periodic reports from African nations of <b>kidnapping and circumcision</b>. | There are periodic reports from African nations of <b>kidnapping and circumcision</b>. | ||
For example, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | For example, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2024) reported a case from Zambia. The BBC reported that 48 boys, ranging in age from 10 to 17 had been kidnapped and taken to a circumcision camp, from which they were rescued.<ref name="bbc2024">{{REFnews | ||
|title=Boys rescued in Zambia after circumcision abductions | |title=Boys rescued in Zambia after circumcision abductions | ||
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2e4656q64qo | |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2e4656q64qo | ||
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The motivation for these kidnappings and circumcisions has not been announced. | The motivation for these kidnappings and circumcisions has not been announced. | ||
==Conversion to Islam== | |||
There are many reports of forcible circumcision for conversion to [[Islam]]. | |||
==Circumcision does not prevent infection with HIV== | ==Circumcision does not prevent infection with HIV== | ||