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101. I am grateful I was able to talk to a therapist about my khatna
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... by my mother and our family friend. My mother told me it was time for my “khatna” or circumcision. She explained it as a rite of passage, something all the little girls in our Dawoodi Bohra community had ...
Created on 30 November 2016
102. Khatna
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Created on 09 August 2021
103. The practice of khatna on girls must stop / છોકરીઓ પર ખત્નાની પ્રથા બંધ થવી જોઈએ
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... well-educated Bohras and those with big businesses strictly practice it. Among Bohras all over the world, this practice of khatna is done by women themselves, and in cities and towns where there is no ...
Created on 20 June 2024
104. We must find culturally sensitive methods to end FGC and protect girls from further trauma
(Article tagged with: Khatna)
... once again they are being forced to relive their trauma of undergoing Khatna. Recently, Female Genital Cutting or Khatna prevalent in the Dawoodi Bohra community came onto the federal radar in the US ...
Created on 08 May 2017
105. What can Bohras learn from a new report on the global status of female genital cutting?
(Article tagged with: Khatna)
Created on 16 October 2016
106. Why this Bohra father is guilty about his daughter's Khatn
(Article tagged with: Khatna)
... of the word “khatna” or “khafz”, but asks that the act be done discreetly for girls so that the community does not get tangled in any legal trouble. He cryptically says, “Do you understand what I am saying?” ...
Created on 26 November 2016
107. मैंने अपनी मां से मेरा खतना नहीं करने की विनती की। उन्होंने मेरी बात सुनी
(Article tagged with: Khatna)
(This article was originally published in English on November 8, 2016. Read the English version here.) नाम: अज्ञात उम्र: 26 देश: संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका शनिवार की स्कूल की क्लास में मैंने पहली बार ...
Created on 20 September 2019
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