COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When her daughter turned seven, and it was time for the "khatna" - a female genital mutilation (FGM) ritual - a close friend advised Naqiyah to try the butter ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Members of Sri Lanka's Muslim communities have strongly condemned criticism of ancient cutting rituals performed on girls, saying it should not be classed as ...

For many minorities, what happens in the community stays in the community. But last winter, 17 Indian women from a tiny sect of Islam blew the lid off a guarded secret, spurring scrutiny, controversy, ...