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61. FAQs
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... around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and various Arab and African nations. The religious administrative headquarters of the Dawoodi Bohras, as well as the office of ...
Created on 11 January 2016
62. More News on FGC
(Uncategorised)
... human rights violation FGC in Sri Lanka:   FGC in the United States:   FGC in the United Kingdom: UK Serious Crime Act 2015 Legislation – FGM Fact Sheet   Female ...
Created on 06 January 2016
63. United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Created on 23 June 2021
64. After Australia, Bohras in London asked to stop practicing female circumcision
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
Created on 16 February 2016
65. Detroit FGM/C case: Why two more arrests have left me feeling bittersweet
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
By: Anonymous Country: United Kingdom Age: 32 Today is a bittersweet day. The news of two more arrests linked to the first FGM case in the US has left me torn between elation and sadness; while ...
Created on 22 April 2017
66. FGM before the Indian Supreme Court
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
... out in no uncertain terms, in response to a referral by the Supreme Court. In addition, supra-national bodies like the United Nations and the World Health Organisation take a clear stand on the subject. ...
Created on 07 June 2017
67. I was stripped of many things the day I was cut
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
(First published on January 23, 2016)  by Mariya Ali Age: 32 Country: United Kingdom I have very few memories of my childhood, but one memory in particular stands out and haunts me to this day. ...
Created on 04 December 2016
68. I Will Not Be Silent - Ban Khatna Globally
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
Zehra Patwa Age: 45 Current Country of Residence: United States In 2014, I saw a video that changed my life.  My husband sat me down, told me that this was going to be upsetting and showed me a video.  ...
Created on 23 February 2016
69. Is the United Kingdom backing out of its commitment to end female genital cutting amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
By Olivia Bridge In the midst of a global pandemic set to the backdrop of Brexit, ending violence against women and girls (VAWG) appears to have slipped down the United Kingdom (U.K.) Government’s priority ...
Created on 22 December 2020
70. It was a part of me…part of my womanhood…
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
(Trigger Warning: The story below is a powerfully, vivid account of one woman’s memory of FGC. We are grateful to her for sharing with us the details of her experience)  By Mariya Ali  Country: United ...
Created on 23 January 2016
71. Mariya Ali – London Bohra Resident – “Last Generation to Lose a Pinch of Our Skin”
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
By Mariya Ali I was born and raised in London, England and have been a lifelong member of the London Jamaat. Although FGM has been illegal in the United Kingdom since 1985, myself and many other girls ...
Created on 17 February 2016
72. My decision as a mother to not cut my daughters
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
By Masuma Kothari Country of Residence: United Kingdom A vivid memory of my cut has lived through so many years that I can recall the entire act. This experience always intrigued me and it did lead ...
Created on 21 February 2019
73. Now, a petition against khatna by UK Bohra woman
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
Voices against the practice of female genital cutting in the Bohra community seem to be getting louder and more numerous. The latest to speak out is an anonymous Bohra woman from the United Kingdom who ...
Created on 12 February 2016
74. Respected Syedna, we are all disappointed by your views on female circumcision
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin’s recent wa’az (sermon) in Mumbai has come as a disappointment. For almost three months now, Dawoodi Bohras who wish to see an end to female circumcision (khatna) had been hopeful. ...
Created on 29 April 2016
75. Sahiyo blog post wins a Laadli Media Award
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
A Bohra woman’s personal essay about her experience of Female Genital Cutting, published on Sahiyo’s blog last year, has won the prestigious Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity 2015-16. The essay, ...
Created on 23 February 2017
76. To those who say that Sahiyo is not their voice...
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
By: Anonymous Country: United Kingdom The past few days have been an emotional rollercoaster for me.  I deeply believe in the values that Sahiyo espouses and wholeheartedly wish for the practice of ...
Created on 10 June 2017
77. We need a Bohra Revolution
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
By: M Bohra Age: 23 Country: United Kingdom The ongoing investigation into Dawoodi Bohra doctors engaging in khatna, or female genital cutting (FGC), and the community leadership’s ambivalence regarding ...
Created on 17 May 2017
78. Why human rights education, including FGC, is crucial for American classrooms
(Article tagged with: United Kingdom)
By Hunter Kessous Throughout high school, whenever I would tell people about my future goals to help survivors of female genital cutting (FGC), nine times out of ten the response would be, “What is FGC?” ...
Created on 13 July 2020