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Circumcision is also widespread among boys and men, especially in [[Judaism]], in [[Islam| Islamic ]] countries (in childhood) and in Africa.

|Text=In African countries, for example, [[circumcision ]] is primarily regarded as an initiation rite for adolescents during puberty. The ability to endure the [[pain ]] that comes with it is considered a prerequisite for becoming man in many tribes. Often it is a prerequisite for having a wife at all, as women attach importance to marrying a man who has endured this ordeal.