I don't think I saw a single case of female circumcision in Jordan. It is also almost unheard of in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon. I never even met a person that is a proponent of this barbaric procedure. But if I do s/he is going to end up heavily injured on the ground. It seems Egypt has it bad.

Seems like an old article... It even extensively quotes some book from the 80s.

I know that since then, Egypt has taken a lot of steps to stamp out female circumcision... IIRC, in 1995 they outlawed it and started joint programs with the local Muslim clerics to condemn and actively eradicate the practice in rural areas.

Best way to deal with any region of the world that is still practicing this is through diplomacy, education, and alternatives. Even though the very idea may cause so much anger that we'd like to "put a boot up their ass!"

Sick custom that should not exist in the modern world. Seems to be practiced almost entirely in Africa.

How hard is it to educate people?

It seems it is very difficult to educate people as most see male circumcision is totally ok.

It was not a popular procedure for Jewish people until the early fifties when (Jewish) doctors realised they could charge a lot of money for a very simple operation without having to pay for anesthetic or cover many costs.

So in short, it's ok to slice and dice a guys bits but not a girls?