“My best friend is a Bohra woman. We’ve known each other for decades, but we’ve never spoken about this. Should I ask her if she was a victim of khatna?” While most of my book interviews and ...
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Silent screams
India, Feb. 6 -- Female Genital Mutilation or Female Khatna or Female Circumcision is a rarely discussed issue, yet one of the most serious threats to the rights and well-being of girls and women. It ...
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Bohra Muslim women are fighting against FGM anonymously in SC — they fear community boycott
New Delhi: She was seven when a woman came to her Mumbai home to perform khatna—or female genital mutilation. Her own mother stood by her, holding her hands. The Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community’s ...
COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When her daughter turned seven, and it was time for the "khatna" - a female genital mutilation (FGM) ritual - a close friend advised Naqiyah to try the butter ...
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