Ritual Cutting

Female genital cutting is now a felony in the US state of Michigan

Performing the procedure now includes a 15-year sentence, and both doctors and parents can be convicted under it.

Scroll Staff
· Jul 12, 2017 · 04:46 pm
Bohra doctor in Detroit arrested for alleged female genital mutilation of two seven-year-olds

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has accused the emergency room physician of having performed the procedure on children since 2005.

Mridula Chari
· Apr 14, 2017 · 06:45 pm
Petition against female genital mutilation in India gets nearly 2,000 signatures in 48 hours

This is the first time women of the Bohra community have openly signed a petition against the practice without seeking anonymity.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 03, 2015 · 10:30 am