Tag: Dawoodi Bohras
The prosecution of Dawoodi Bohra women: some reasonable doubts
Two court cases in 2019 involving Dawoodi Bohras (a Shia Muslim sect),
Read MoreWHO undermines Religious Freedom and Gender Equality?
A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed six charges of FGM,
Read MoreLaws against FGM and Khafz need to be scrapped
While I disagree with Dawoodi Bohra’s insisting
Read MoreAustralia court rules Bohra female circumcision not FGM
The Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court in New South Wales, 10 August 2018, acquitted
Read MoreA religious ritual to be tried in the U.S.
On 14 January 2018, a federal judge in Detroit, Michigan,
Read MoreDawoodi Bohra woman engages in FGM ‘battle’
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Mutilation is OK - if carried out in the name of transgenderism. shiftingsands.org.uk/is-trans…
@MaryKenny4 @AnnFuredi I thought @AnnFuredi addressed that point well in this podcast. podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0…
Allan J Jacobs @globaldiscourse shows how understanding of the anatomy of female/male bodies can contribute to debates about circumcision: anatomical differences make female circumcision dangerous in infancy and male circumcision safest in infancy. bristoluniversitypressdigital…
In this @globaldiscourse essay, @briandavidearp shows how he and Rick Shweder agree on the presence of double standards but depart in their normative conclusions, with Earp rejecting all medically unnecessary medical cutting of children. bristoluniversitypressdigital…
Here, Drs Ahmadu and Kamau analyse the paradox of the treatment of @FGC in #Kenyan law, in which legislation appears to privilege gender-confirming surgery in a cultural context with less fluid gender norms. ingentaconnect.com/content/bu…