It's a ritual of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community in India. An effort to get the government to outlaw the practice has sparked debate — and... For many minorities, what happens in the community ...

Reporting from Mumbai, India — When she was 7, Saleha Paatwala’s grandmother took her out for what she thought would be a party. “I was told it would be a huge gathering where kids like me would also ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Members of Sri Lanka's Muslim communities have strongly condemned criticism of ancient cutting rituals performed on girls, saying it should not be classed as ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Members of Sri Lanka's Muslim communities on Wednesday condemned a government decision to ban female genital cutting as an "affront" that infringed upon their ...

For many minorities, what happens in the community stays in the community. But last winter, 17 Indian women from a tiny sect of Islam blew the lid off a guarded secret, spurring scrutiny, controversy, ...