On March 16, at a storytelling event in Mumbai, four actors narrated the personal stories of four women survivors of a practice called khatna. A form of ritualistic female genital circumcision that ...

COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When her daughter turned seven, and it was time for the "khatna" - a female genital mutilation (FGM) ritual - a close friend advised Naqiyah to try the butter ...

LONDON: Lawyers and activists representing a group of Sri Lankan women who were subjected to female genital cutting as children will meet the justice minister on Wednesday to urge a ban on the ritual.

Should a woman be circumcised to moderate her sexual urges? Some members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect, part of the Shia community – spread primarily across Gujarat and Maharashtra – believe so, even ...

"I am a father and I am against khatna,” reads a sign Yusuf holds over his face in a picture attached to a blog post. Since last year, brave Dawoodi Bohras have been breaking the silence surrounding ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Members of Sri Lanka's Muslim communities have strongly condemned criticism of ancient cutting rituals performed on girls, saying it should not be classed as ...

This post was originally published on ImaginingEquality.com and is republished with permission. In this deeply personal story, Brown Girl contributor Mariya Taher wrestles with and speaks out against ...

Mumbai: In an attempt to highlight and bring to life the mental and physical trauma Dawoodi Bohra women are subjected to with khatna, or genital cutting, theatre personalities and actors Dolly Thakore ...