"But genital mutilation is kind of on the extreme end of religious tradition"

Not at all Joe. Blowing other people up- maybe yourself included- to prove a religious point is far more extreme. And setting fire (or getting other people to set fire) to people who disagree with your religious interpretation is also more extreme.

I'd add that denying contraception to women, and also denying them abortion of unwanted pregnancies, is pretty extreme- at least as extreme as FGM.