[Reader-list] HIV and male circumcision

[Naeem Mohaiemen]

> Male circumcision is a prominent marker of the Muslim other in India's
> Hindu popular imaginary. A crude term referring to this practice is
> often used as a substitute for the words 'Muslim' and 'Mussalman', and
> physical evidence of it is used to identify Muslims trying to pass
> themselves off as Hindus in order to escape death in riots. The term has
> been used on this list by one esteemed member if I remember correctly.

Male circumcision is also a Jewish practice, and increasingly a common
practice among people of other religions in some cities, as
recommended by doctors.