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1. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Work of the devil?
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By: Koen Van den Brande Age: 56 Country: India I rarely speak of the devil. In Germany they have a saying: Du sollst den Teufel nicht an die Wand mahlen Literally this translates to ‘Don’t paint ...
Created on 11 October 2018
2. FGM before the Indian Supreme Court
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By: Koen Van den Brande Age: 55 Country: India It was to be expected… The Indian Supreme Court has been asked to look at the practice of ‘khatna’ – commonly known as FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) ...
Created on 07 June 2017
3. Khatna among Suleimanis, from the perspective of an 'outsider
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by Koen Van den Brande Age: 55 Country: India More than ten years ago, in a nikah ceremony in Karachi, I became a Muslim when I married a member of the Suleimani community. I was an ‘outsider’, born ...
Created on 11 March 2017
4. A conversation on Khatna with Suleimani Bohras
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Sahiyo co-founder Shaheeda Tavawalla-Kirtane talks to Shabnam Muqbil and her husband, Koen Van den Brande, who give us an introduction to the Suleimanis and throw light on the practice of ‘khatna’ amongst ...
Created on 10 March 2017
5. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Work of the devil?
(News & Blog)
By: Koen Van den Brande Age: 56 Country: India I rarely speak of the devil. In Germany they have a saying: Du sollst den Teufel nicht an die Wand mahlen Literally this translates to ‘Don’t paint ...
Created on 11 October 2018
6. FGM before the Indian Supreme Court
(News & Blog)
By: Koen Van den Brande Age: 55 Country: India It was to be expected… The Indian Supreme Court has been asked to look at the practice of ‘khatna’ – commonly known as FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) ...
Created on 07 June 2017
7. Khatna among Suleimanis, from the perspective of an 'outsider
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by Koen Van den Brande Age: 55 Country: India More than ten years ago, in a nikah ceremony in Karachi, I became a Muslim when I married a member of the Suleimani community. I was an ‘outsider’, born ...
Created on 11 March 2017
8. A conversation on Khatna with Suleimani Bohras
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Sahiyo co-founder Shaheeda Tavawalla-Kirtane talks to Shabnam Muqbil and her husband, Koen Van den Brande, who give us an introduction to the Suleimanis and throw light on the practice of ‘khatna’ amongst ...
Created on 10 March 2017
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10. A conversation on Khatna with Suleimani Bohras
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Created on 10 March 2017
11. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Work of the devil?
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By: Koen Van den Brande Age: 56 Country: India I rarely speak of the devil. In Germany they have a saying: Du sollst den Teufel nicht an die Wand mahlen Literally this translates to ‘Don’t paint ...
Created on 11 October 2018
12. Khatna among Suleimanis, from the perspective of an 'outsider
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by Koen Van den Brande Age: 55 Country: India More than ten years ago, in a nikah ceremony in Karachi, I became a Muslim when I married a member of the Suleimani community. I was an ‘outsider’, born ...
Created on 11 March 2017

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