Ninety-seven percent of married Egyptian women are circumcised and 82% support the practice, according to the 1995 Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey. Supporters believe that it is a ‘good’ tradition, required by religion, which promotes cleanliness, preserves virginity, ensures better marriage prospects, gives greater pleasure for the husband, and prevents women’s adultery. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been described as a custom perpetrated by women onto women, but how are men involved? As part of efforts to eradicate FGM in Egypt, ground-breaking research from the Egyptian Female Genital Mutilation Task Force explores male involvement, knowledge and attitudes towards the practice. Investigating men’s understandings of masculinity, femininity, sexuality, marriage, and human relationships revealed profound miscommunication between men and women.