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1. What do Australian Bohras feel about Khatna today?
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... consists of a general curiosity as to what has happened in the Sydney jammat concerning the aamil saab and the midwife who was also found guilty in this case. I have realized that in the Melbourne jammat, ...
Created on 11 April 2017
2. I don't remember my khatna. But it feels like a violatio
(News & Blog)
... memories of it. The Bohra jamaats in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia and, now, London in the UK have banned khatna (khafd).  Why do our sisters from all over the Bohra diaspora still have to suffer ...
Created on 28 November 2016
3. Now Bakersfield, CA has banned Khatna (FGM/C)!
(News & Blog)
...  I already am hearing whispers that this resolution will be ignored not in Bakersfield, but in many other jammats around the world. The public resolutions that have come out so far in Sydney, Melbourne, London, ...
Created on 14 March 2016
4. Dawoodi Bohra Resolutions Against Khafd/Khatna (FGC)
(Uncategorised)
... – February 9, 2016 Melbourne Resolution – February 10, 2016 London Resolution – February 13, 2016 Bakersfield Resolution – March 10, 2016 Washington D.C. – March 12, 2016 San Jose, CA – March ...
Created on 14 March 2016
5. Notices by Sydney, Melbourne and London’s Anjuman-e-Burhani Trusts on ‘Khafd’ (Khatna) or Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... act. (Letter can be accessed on the Sydney jamaat website: http://www.sydneyjamaat.com/site/login) This was followed by another notice on 10th February by Melbourne’s Anjuman-e-Burhani Trust, which was ...
Created on 08 March 2016
6. Today, I Call Myself A SURVIVOR Of FGM
(News & Blog)
By Zarine Hashim Age: 36 Country: Melbourne, Australia The memory of the fateful day is very clear in my mind. It was a Saturday, and like every Saturday, mom, my older sis and I were headed to our ...
Created on 03 March 2016
7. I Will Not Be Silent - Ban Khatna Globally
(News & Blog)
... in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia and, now, London in the UK have banned khatna (khafd).  Why do our sisters from all over the Bohra diaspora still have to suffer when our sisters in Australia and London ...
Created on 23 February 2016
8. Stop female circumcision, Dawoodi Bohra authorities tell community members in Australia
(News & Blog)
... to see the rest of the Bohra population around the world follow suit. Zarine Hashim, a hospital administrator from Melbourne, reacted to the notice with a mix of emotions. “I felt happiness and elation ...
Created on 16 February 2016
9. Notices by Sydney, Melbourne and London’s Anjuman-e-Burhani Trusts on ‘Khafd’ (Khatna) or Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... act. (Letter can be accessed on the Sydney jamaat website: http://www.sydneyjamaat.com/site/login) This was followed by another notice on 10th February by Melbourne’s Anjuman-e-Burhani Trust, which was ...
Created on 08 March 2016
10. What do Australian Bohras feel about Khatna today?
(News & Blog)
... consists of a general curiosity as to what has happened in the Sydney jammat concerning the aamil saab and the midwife who was also found guilty in this case. I have realized that in the Melbourne jammat, ...
Created on 11 April 2017
11. I don't remember my khatna. But it feels like a violatio
(News & Blog)
... memories of it. The Bohra jamaats in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia and, now, London in the UK have banned khatna (khafd).  Why do our sisters from all over the Bohra diaspora still have to suffer ...
Created on 28 November 2016
12. Now Bakersfield, CA has banned Khatna (FGM/C)!
(News & Blog)
...  I already am hearing whispers that this resolution will be ignored not in Bakersfield, but in many other jammats around the world. The public resolutions that have come out so far in Sydney, Melbourne, London, ...
Created on 14 March 2016
13. Dawoodi Bohra Resolutions Against Khafd/Khatna (FGC)
(Uncategorised)
... – February 9, 2016 Melbourne Resolution – February 10, 2016 London Resolution – February 13, 2016 Bakersfield Resolution – March 10, 2016 Washington D.C. – March 12, 2016 San Jose, CA – March ...
Created on 14 March 2016
14. Today, I Call Myself A SURVIVOR Of FGM
(News & Blog)
By Zarine Hashim Age: 36 Country: Melbourne, Australia The memory of the fateful day is very clear in my mind. It was a Saturday, and like every Saturday, mom, my older sis and I were headed to our ...
Created on 03 March 2016
15. I Will Not Be Silent - Ban Khatna Globally
(News & Blog)
... in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia and, now, London in the UK have banned khatna (khafd).  Why do our sisters from all over the Bohra diaspora still have to suffer when our sisters in Australia and London ...
Created on 23 February 2016
16. Stop female circumcision, Dawoodi Bohra authorities tell community members in Australia
(News & Blog)
... Hashim, a hospital administrator from Melbourne, reacted to the notice with a mix of emotions. “I felt happiness and elation as it was a small victory in the whole scheme of things, but also anger that ...
Created on 16 February 2016
17. Melbourne
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Melbourne
Created on 19 August 2021
18. Notices by Sydney, Melbourne and London’s Anjuman-e-Burhani Trusts on ‘Khafd’ (Khatna) or Female Genital Cutting
(Article tagged with: Melbourne)
... act. (Letter can be accessed on the Sydney jamaat website: http://www.sydneyjamaat.com/site/login) This was followed by another notice on 10th February by Melbourne’s Anjuman-e-Burhani Trust, which was ...
Created on 08 March 2016

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