In the Bohra community, khatna is equivalent to Type I or Type IV FGM as classified by the World Health Organization. The actual practice, as described in Daim ul Islam, is the removal of the prepuce tissue off the clitoris.
Read moreWe will strive to work for equal rights for Bohra women in all spheres of life. Specifically, on FGM, we all agree that the practice has no place in our lives and want it banned.
Read moreAt the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, India Receives First Ever Recommendation To Tackle the Issue of Female Genital Mutilation at a National Level For the first time since India’s human rights records were evaluated at the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, in Geneva, a United Nations Member State has acknowledged and urged India to devise a national plan to address the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country… Read more ›
Be a part of the "My Voice Against Khafz/FGM" campaign by WeSpeakOut Click here to Listen to Voices Against Khafz/FGM WeSpeakOut has been working for the past 3 years to eliminate Khafz/FGM in the Bohra community. FGM is known as Khafz in the Bohra… Read more ›
Dear Prime Minister Modi, On this World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, we are writing to urge you to issue a statement that Female Genital Mutilation (also known as FGM, khatna or female genital cutting) is illegal in India. We request that the Government of India issue advisories,… Read more ›
Posted by WeSpeakOut on 29 September 2020 8:14 pm Compelling and bold, Farzana Doctor's latest novel is an urgent exploration of women's agency in religion and tradition. Seven is fully f... Read more ›
For the first time since India’s human rights records have been under the scanner at the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, the diplomatic mission of Costa Rica ... Read more ›
Masooma Ranalvi still recalls the day, at age 7, when she was taken to dirty apartment in Bhindi Bazaar in Mumbai with the promise of ice cream. The horror of that day remained with her as a shameful secret until, in college, she was able to put a name to her experience: female genital mutilation.
Read moreCompelling and bold, Farzana Doctor's latest novel is an urgent exploration of women's agency in religion and tradition. Seven is fully feminist and ambitiously bold; this is an important book for our changing times. … Read more ›
