In one of the lectures in The Story of B, I think it may be the first of Shirin's, you brought up the point about female circumcision in Islamicised tribal cultures. I remember the question from the audience jolting me when I first read it, and B's reaction to it more so ("abominable practice" seemed somewhat out of character), and was wondering if there was a particular reason for this---why it wasn't left until after the lecture, or if you were prompted to put it in somehow. • Ishmael.org, the work & philosophy of Daniel Quinn