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'''Khafz''' is an Indian term for [[FGM]].
 
'''Khafz''' is an Indian term for [[FGM]].
  
In India, the practice is most common amongst members of a sub-sect of Ismaili Shia Islam known as the Dawoodi Bohra community, though it is also practised by a sect of Sunnis in the southern state of Kerala. In Bohra communities, FGM is known as ‘Khatna’ or ‘Khafz’ and is usually performed on pre-pubescent girls by traditional practitioners called ‘Mullanis’.<ref>[https://www.equalitynow.org/fgm_in_india_learn_more?locale=en FGM in India: Learn More]</ref>
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In [[India]], the practice is most common amongst members of a sub-sect of Ismaili Shia [[Islam]] known as the Dawoodi Bohra community, though it is also practised by a sect of Sunnis in the southern state of Kerala. In Bohra communities, [[FGM]] is known as ‘Khatna’ or ‘Khafz’ and is usually performed on pre-pubescent girls by traditional practitioners called ‘Mullanis’.<ref>[https://www.equalitynow.org/fgm_in_india_learn_more?locale=en FGM in India: Learn More]</ref>
 
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* [[India]]
 
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* [http://www.wespeakout.org/posts/time-for-indias-government-to-back-up-its-words-with-concrete-action/ Time for India's Government to Back up its Words with Concrete Action: It Must Ban FGM/Khafz]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_on_female_genital_mutilation#Islam Wikipedia link about Khafz]
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|url=https://undark.org/2021/03/10/india-battle-over-female-genital-mutilation/
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|title=In India’s Bohra Community, a Battle Over Genital Mutilation
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|last=Kumar
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|first=Ruchi
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|website=Undark
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|date=2021-03-10
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* {{REFweb
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|url=http://www.wespeakout.org/posts/time-for-indias-government-to-back-up-its-words-with-concrete-action/
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|title=Time for India's Government to Back up its Words with Concrete Action: It Must Ban FGM/Khafz
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|website=WeSpeakOut
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|date=2018-10-09
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|accessdate=2021-03-10
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* {{URLwikipedia|Religious_views_on_female_genital_mutilation#Islam|... about Khafz|2021-03-10}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:10, 21 July 2024

Khafz is an Indian term for FGM.

In India, the practice is most common amongst members of a sub-sect of Ismaili Shia Islam known as the Dawoodi Bohra community, though it is also practised by a sect of Sunnis in the southern state of Kerala. In Bohra communities, FGM is known as ‘Khatna’ or ‘Khafz’ and is usually performed on pre-pubescent girls by traditional practitioners called ‘Mullanis’.[1]

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