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Revision as of 11:46, 19 February 2020
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]
External links
- Time for India's Government to Back up its Words with Concrete Action: It Must Ban FGM/Khafz
- Wikipedia link about Khafz