The Scholars of the Muslims on the Harmful Practice of female genital mutilation, An Explanation of the Medical Benefits of Hoodectomy (Khitān) and a Refutation of Ayaan Hirsi Ali Who Suffered Genital Mutilation Due to an Ancient Egyptian Practice and then 'Blamed Islām' For the Harms of Localised Culture. We present here a fatwā from the Permanent Committee of Research and Verdicts headed by Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz bin Bāz and then offer some notes in explanation of this matter. Through this, we can counter the anti-Islāmic propaganda coming from self-proclaimed "infidels" such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali and her supporters. Download PDF file.