MUMBAI, India – When Bilqis talks about having circumcised her daughter, she goes back and forth on how she feels — sometimes within the same sentence. The 50-year-old doctor defends what is widely ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Rina Chandran MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The leader of the only South Asian Muslim community known to practice ...
DETROIT (AP) — Zehra Patwa learned only a few years ago that during a family trip to India at age 7, she was circumcised, which is common for girls in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Patwa, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Rina Chandran MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Men in India and Pakistan are joining a campaign to end female genital ...
When they reach puberty, Bohra boys and girls take an oath of loyalty to the Syedna, and he has a say in almost every aspect of their lives, including marriage and funerals. From Mumbai to New York, ...