circumcision

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He insists the row was not serious enough to dent his "amazing relationship" with Belgium -- throwing in a mildly off-colour joke about circumcision to drive home the point.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Earlier this month, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, accused the government of antisemitism for investigating mohels, specialists in ritual Jewish circumcision, who potentially lacked medical training required by the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

A jury inquest which concluded on 8 October 2025 found the medical cause of death to be an "invasive streptococcus pyogenes infection following male circumcision".

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

If talking about circumcision makes you cringe, feel free to move along.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

On the day of the circumcision, Grandma Fatima and the other women who came early to help Mother scrubbed the floor tiles and window glass till they squeaked like birds under their hands.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat