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Female Genital Mutilation not ok say Bohra Women

In a huge success for Bohra women in India, fighting Female Genital Mutilation(FGM), on 6th February, celebrated as zero tolerance day against FGM by the UN. The National Commission for Women in Delhi has officially supported ‘Speak out on FGM’s’ viral petition, which has so far received over 80k signatures. Chairperson, Lalitha Kumaramangalam, while accepting the petition said “This is an infringement of human rights, … Continue reading Female Genital Mutilation not ok say Bohra Women

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There will never be another Asghar Ali – Jyoti Punwani

Scholarly, courageous and secular, Asghar Ali Engineer spent his life combating regressive beliefs and practices while presenting a modern, humanistic interpretation of Islam The passing away of Asghar Ali Engineer leaves everyone poorer. He wasn’t only the face of the Bohra reform movement – a movement for human rights supported by the tallest intellectuals of the country. He was a scholar of Islam, whose interpretation … Continue reading There will never be another Asghar Ali – Jyoti Punwani

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