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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> | 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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