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Take time to explore the many interesting and educational areas of this web site. It contains a wide variety of information including personal experiences, medical facts, statistics, historical and anthropological information and recent medical news. Your needs may be immediate - considering circumcison for yourself or your son - or academic, or just general interest. As the buttons on the left show, all these aspects are covered. The site is updated frequently and we acknowledge the support from our worldwide network of correspondents in making this possible.
MISSION STATEMENT
Circlist is an information site, not an advocacy site. We totally respect that some people are opposed to circumcision. However, as an information site we will always correct false statements and alt-news which might discourage men from having a procedure which could benefit them or make circumcised men feel bad about their status.
What is male circumcision?
At birth, boys usually have a sleeve of skin that covers the end of the penis. This is called the foreskin or prepuce. During circumcision the foreskin is removed so that the knob of the penis (the glans), includinng the opening through which the boy urinates (the urethral meatus) is exposed. If circumcision is performed during infancy or childhood, it only takes a few minutes.
For Jewish families, a specially trained religious person called a Mohel does the circumcision as part of a ceremony called a Bris, held on the eighth day of life. Circumcision is also routinely performed on the sons of those of the Islamic faith, typically when a boy is between 5 and 10 years of age. In the United States non-religious circumcision is usually done by a doctor in the first few days of life; other countries also perform the procedure for non-religious reasons as a matter of social custom.
Circumcision can be performed on men and boys of all ages, using a wide variety of devices specially designed to make the task quick and accurate.
What is female circumcision?
The term female circumcision properly refers to a surgical procedure (also known as hoodectomy) in which the hood over the clitoris (the clitoral prepuce) is either removed or slit - and nothing more. It is performed in some Muslim countries by tradition. In the west it is done either for medical reasons or (often in conjunction with labioplasty - reduction of the inner lips) for cosmetic reasons and to enhance sexual pleasure.
However, the term is often incorrectly applied to drastic ritual procedures carried out in parts of North Africa which remove the entire clitoris. In parts of Somalia and Sudan this is combined with infibulation the labia to prevent intercourse. Such operations are properly termed Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
It must be clearly understood that the owner, editor, artist and volunteer helpers who administer this web site are totally opposed to all forms of Female Genital Mutilation.
What’s new ?
The most recent changes to the website, not including the news page: |
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14th Sept 2024 |
After a long break, a new story in our Preferences and Experiences page. An Australian teenager describes being circumcised at age 11. |
25th July 2024 |
New version of the Ali'sKlamp - now metal and no longer a clamp and leave device. (Face it, you wouldn't want that hanging off your dick.) It's called Alis'Klamp Nero which is puzzling since it isn't black! See the details at our Instruments and Techniques page.
| 20th July 2024 |
A major new contriburion from a Puerto Ricam reader, to our Puerto Rico page. Check it out! |
27th May 2024 |
A fun new painting, not previously well known, in our Art page. Titian depicting Cupid victoious - but with a bit of a twist. Check it out.
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7th May 2024 |
The Venice Biennale is probably the largest art fair in the world, with multipe national pavilions. It is also pretty eccentric. For example, Palestian protesters (whose cause is totally understandabale) were picketing the Israeli pavilion. Only thing was, the Israeli staff of the pavilion were on the same side, refusing to open the pavilion until there was a cease-fire in Gaza. Err - protesting against your friends? Anyway, a lovely but eccentric sculpture was presented there "Tribute to trans women" by pupppie-puppie. See it on our Quirky Circumcision page.
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31st Mar 2024 |
A Hispanic American man finally managed to get circumcised at age 16, after wanting it for a long time. Many years later he had a further op to tighten things up. Read his story in Preferences and Experiences .
| 26th Mar 2024 |
A remarkable addition to our USA page. In 1956 there was actually a bill introduced to Congress to make circumcision compulsory for all newborn American boys. Italian reader DP discovered this and tracked down the details. |
15 million circumcisions per year, each taking about 20 minutes, means that approximately 500 males are being circumcised right now.
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