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HomeOpinionColumnist - Masooma Ranalvi

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Blog: Dear UN, What About Female Circumcision Among My Bohra Community?

Blog: Dear UN, What About Female Circumcision Among My Bohra Community?

Masooma Ranalvi | Monday February 08, 2016

Why is India still not on the UN radar, even though the 1.5 million-strong Bohra community practices FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) here?

Opinion: I Was Circumcised When I Was a Girl of 7

Opinion: I Was Circumcised When I Was a Girl of 7

Masooma Ranalvi | Friday October 30, 2015

For men, the circumcision is done for health and hygiene, while for women, it is meant to curb sexual desire and tame them.

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