Research shows 75% incidence of female genital mutilation in Bohra Muslim community,despite government claim there is no evidence of the practiceJust weeks after the Indian government declared that there was no data to support the existence of female genital mutilation in the country, a small study has shown a 75% incidence across the Bohra Muslim community.“My mum told me that a lady would come to remove some extra skin from down there. When the day came, or my great-grandmother was holding me tight on her bed,” said 26-year-old “SH”, a law student cited in the report, and recalling how she had been prick at the age of seven.
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Source: theguardian.com