Why does it have to be tradition OR torture? It can be both.

The following quotation is taken from Reliance of the Traveller, Revised edition, amana publications, Beltsville, 1997. The title page informs us that this book is   The Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law ‘Umdat al-Salik
by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri (d. 769/1368) in Arabic with
Facing English Text, Commentary, and Appendices
Edit ed and Translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller
In this book, in the section titled "THE BODY", we find on page 59 the following entry: Nuh Hah Mim Keller's TranslationArabic O riginal e4.3    Circumcision is obligatory (O: for both men and women. For men it consists of removing the prepuce from the penis, and for women, removing the prepuce (Ar. Bazr) of the clitoris (n: not the clitoris itself, as some mistakenly assert). (A: Hanbalis hold that circumcision of women is not obligatory but sunna, while Hanafis consider it a mere courtesy to the husband.)" The above used abbreviations mean: A: ... comment by Sheikh 'Abd al-Wakil Durubi Ar. Arabic n: ... remark by the translator O: ... excerpt from the commentary of Sheikh 'Umar Barakat However what the Arabic actually says is: Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female)
by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male,
but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the clitoris
(this is called HufaaD). {bold emphasis ours} The Arabic word bazr does not mean "prepuce of the clitoris", it means the clitoris itself (cf. the entry in the Arabic-Engl ish Dictionary). The deceptive translation by Nuh Hah Mim Keller, made for Western consumption, obscures the Shafi’i law, given by ‘Umdat al-Salik, that circumcision of girls by excision of the clitoris is mandatory. This particular form of female circumcision is widely practiced in Egypt, where the Shafi’i school of Sunni law is followed.  

"This practice is not ordained by Islam, or commanded anywhere in Quran. This is a completely un-islamic practice. Most muslims do not practice female genital mutilation. In fact female genital mutilation is considered an evil practice by most muslims. This practice is primarily rooted in tradition, mainly in Africa and its adjacent countries. Therefore, people in these countries( muslims and nonmuslims) engage in this practice out of tradition. However, because of their long tradition, at some point they start assuming that it's a religious practice." Shut the hell up you ignorant lying idiot, female genital mutilation was introduced by the arabs in Africa. The whole idea is centred around jealous husbands not wanting their wives to become sexually stimulated and promiscious. But they the muslim husbands can marry up to eight wives. What a bunch of dessert dumbells.