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==Religious requirement==
Though absent in the Koran, male [[circumcision]] is considered a religious requirement in [[Islam]], and it is performed on male children of varying ages prior to puberty. Converts to this faith may also choose to undergo [[adult circumcision]], but it is not always required.
Hossein Dabbagh (2022) questions the religious requirement for [[circumcision]] (''khitan'') in [[Islam]].<ref name="dabbagh2022">{{REFjournal
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|title=Is Circumcision “Necessary” in Islam? A Philosophical Argument Based on Peer Disagreement
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|journal=J Relig Health
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|date=2022-08-24
|volume=61
|issue=6
|pages=4871-86
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|pubmedID=36006531
|pubmedCID=9569283
|DOI=10.1007/s10943-022-01635-0
|accessdate=2025-07-18
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==Psychological issues==
Cansever (1965) administered psychological tests to twelve 5-to-7-year-old Turkish boys before and after [[Islam| Islamic]] circumcision and reported the results in her landmark paper, which was published in the ''British Journal of Medical Psychology'' in December 1965.<ref name="cansever1965">{{REFjournal