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Maneka Gandhi Wants To Abolish Female Genital Mutilation From India, Activist Hails Her
New Delhi: Masooma Ranalvi, activist who began a campaign to end female genital mutilation in India’s Dawoodi Bohra community, welcomed Union minister Maneka Gandhi’s reported remark that a law would be brought in to end the custom if it is not done voluntarily by its members. The women and child development minister on Sunday said that she wou...
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Blog: Dear UN, What About Female Circumcision Among My Bohra Community?
Why is India still not on the UN radar, even though the 1.5 million-strong Bohra community practices FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) here?
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Opinion: I Was Circumcised When I Was a Girl of 7
For men, the circumcision is done for health and hygiene, while for women, it is meant to curb sexual desire and tame them.
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Maneka Gandhi Wants To Abolish Female Genital Mutilation From India, Activist Hails Her
New Delhi: Masooma Ranalvi, activist who began a campaign to end female genital mutilation in India’s Dawoodi Bohra community, welcomed Union minister Maneka Gandhi’s reported remark that a law would be brought in to end the custom if it is not done voluntarily by its members. The women and child development minister on Sunday said that she wou...
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Blog: Dear UN, What About Female Circumcision Among My Bohra Community?
Why is India still not on the UN radar, even though the 1.5 million-strong Bohra community practices FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) here?
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Opinion: I Was Circumcised When I Was a Girl of 7
For men, the circumcision is done for health and hygiene, while for women, it is meant to curb sexual desire and tame them.
