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81. The complexities of female genital cutting in Singapore: Part IV
(News & Blog)
... misconceptions about FGC’s necessity and its health and religious implications.  I would urge the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) to replace the fatwa it removed with a new one, so that ...
Created on 18 July 2019
82. My mother thought she was saving me with khafz
(News & Blog)
... is no hope, there is no life.” I hope to see a law banning FGM/C in India. There is no mention of this practice in the Quran and it actually predates Islam. I hope to see the practice of female khatna/FGM/C ...
Created on 20 June 2019
83. Here’s what a new study says about female genital cutting in Malaysia
(News & Blog)
... in the country insist that female genital cutting is not an Islamic requirement at all. These are some of the major findings of a new research study on FGC in Malaysia, conducted by Abdul Rashid and ...
Created on 30 May 2019
84. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore: Part II
(News & Blog)
... traditions or sayings of the Prophet Muhammad), but there have been various interpretations of this hadith. Institutionally, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) has avoided releasing any ...
Created on 30 April 2019
85. My experience at the Sahiyo U.S. Activist Retreat made me reflect on my khatna
(News & Blog)
... my sister would automatically be against it. But I was wrong. Next day, I recapped the story to my husband, who does not share my religion. While he was sympathetic, his anger turned into islamophobic ...
Created on 06 April 2019
86. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore
(News & Blog)
... as part of Islamic traditions linked to the Shafi’i school of thought, but the spread of the practice to other parts of Southeast Asia is ambiguous. FGC in Singapore involves female Malays, who make up ...
Created on 19 March 2019
87. Why female genital cutting still continues: Exploring the reasons behind its sustenance
(News & Blog)
... guide of the community. As Da’i considers Daim-ul-Islam as the binding religious text for the Bohras, diktats of the text are taken as truth by the community members. It is a text written by Al-Qadi al-Nu’man ...
Created on 05 February 2019
88. Reflections on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting & Intergenerational Trauma
(News & Blog)
... enraged that the perpetrators of FGM/C were not held accountable for committing a human rights violation. I just can’t fathom how my community would eagerly rally against islamophobia, but turn a blind ...
Created on 15 January 2019
89. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Maryum Saifee
(News & Blog)
... civil society convenings like the Islamic Society of North America’s annual convening. Sahiyo was (and continues to be) a powerful force for social change. Prior to Sahiyo’s existence, FGM was framed as ...
Created on 14 January 2019
90. Examining Female Genital Cutting and Intersectionality
(News & Blog)
... Muslims could almost forget the carnage inflicted in Gujarat in 2002, and Modi’s rampant Islamophobia since. The Bohra community has probably been shielded from Islamophobic violence because of the clergy’s ...
Created on 27 November 2018
91. To ban or medicalise? Sri Lanka grapples with debates on Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... Noor Hazeema Haris has reportedly said that although Muslims wholeheartedly have supported the abolition of traditional practices harmful to women and children such as Female Genital Mutilation, the Islamic ...
Created on 17 October 2018
92. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Work of the devil?
(News & Blog)
... which predated Islam and may have been initiated in the distant past to subdue the sexual urges of female slaves. My discussions with members of the Suleimani community had made it clear that the Daim-ul-Islam ...
Created on 11 October 2018
93. ‘Even Though I Was Impacted by Female Genital Cutting, I Knew Little About It’
(News & Blog)
... I learned it’s actually not in the practice of Islam. This storytelling process allowed me to be comfortable with sharing my story instead of feeling shameful about it. Most people in my culture think ...
Created on 04 September 2018
94. Tracing the Origins of Female Genital Cutting: How It All started
(News & Blog)
... began. FGC precedes both the start of Islam and Christianity and is practised predominantly because of cultural traditions. FGC is not limited to a single community, religion or ethnicity. Rosemarie Skaine ...
Created on 21 July 2018
95. Seeing Sahiyo Stories on Female Genital Cutting Come to Life
(News & Blog)
... Islamaphobia and anti-immigrant fear, and tell it in a way that felt comfortable and in line with the message I wanted to share with others. I began to wonder that if I felt that way, then perhaps other ...
Created on 15 May 2018
96. The U.S. Sahiyo retreat taught me there are different ways of being Bohri in America, and we can all end FGC
(News & Blog)
By Alisha Bhagat Khatna, and Female Genital Cutting (FGC) evoke strong responses. It is seen as a human rights violation, is attributed to the “backwardness” of Islamic peoples, and is a critical part ...
Created on 19 April 2018
97. I attended the U.S. Bohra Activist Retreat because I hope to see an end to FGM/C in my lifetime
(News & Blog)
... female behavior, meaning to ensure girls remain chaste until marriage (and not be sexually promiscuous). But, FGC is really not a religious requirement. It is a cultural practice that predates Islam. [youtube ...
Created on 28 February 2018
98. White House Press Release Falsely links Gender Violence (and FGC) to Foreign Nationals
(News & Blog)
... between 2001 and 2016. All of the cited examples were of people keeping Islamic faith, children of visa lottery recipients, or children of foreign-born nationals. Nowhere in this press release is there ...
Created on 21 February 2018
99. Sahiyo Activist Needs Assessment: Learning How To Support FGC Activists
(News & Blog)
... the activists in communicating the need for open conversation about FGC eradication. Islamophobia Lastly, the challenges faced are not limited to considerations within the Bohra community. Some activists ...
Created on 07 February 2018
100. Finally in the spotlight: Female Genital Cutting is getting national attention in Sri Lanka
(News & Blog)
... the Dutch rule. This law has gone through a process of codification over a period of time and is based on Sharia law and Islamic legal practices. However, the Act also includes provisions pertaining to ...
Created on 14 December 2017