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   Malaysia is to consider using mass circumcision ceremonies to   
   promote racial harmony.   
      
   By Jonathan Kent   
   BBC, Kuala Lumpur   
      
   Malaysia is to consider using mass circumcision ceremonies to   
   promote racial harmony.   
   Circumcision is a rite of passage for young Muslim boys, and in   
   Malaysia it is common for the ceremony to become an event with   
   dozens, or even hundreds of boys being circumcised together.   
      
   Now the prime minister's religious affairs adviser has suggested   
   that circumcision can bring Malaysians of all races and   
   religions together.   
      
   Dr Abdul Hamid Othman said that with the growing popularity of   
   circumcision among the country's non-Muslim minorities - who see   
   it as good hygienic practice - they too could be invited to join   
   in the celebrations with their Muslim friends.   
      
   He believes the idea could promote better race relations and he   
   wants to see a nationwide circumcision ceremony organised.   
      
   Just over half of Malaysia's population is Muslim, mainly   
   members of the ethnic Malay community, while the country's   
   Chinese, Tamil and tribal peoples follow a variety of other   
   faiths.   
      
   The government has been exploring ways of stopping the different   
   groups from drifting apart, including the introduction of a   
   national service scheme which begins in February.   
      
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