Purloined Bud of Skin; An Insight into the Female Circumcision of the Bohra Community in India
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Female Genital Mutilation, also called ‘Female Cutting’ is the horrendous practice of inflicting injury on the female genital. Every year millions of girls are subjected to cutting, hence the United Nations has described it as mutilation. Believed to have its origin in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, this practice was a method of controlling women by curbing her sexual desires. It was seen as a method to keep a woman clean and pure. Ancients believed that the genitals of women had the potential to grow long and it would result in penis like structures. Over centuries, this practice has become something like a social norm in many cultures. In India, female circumcision is found in the Bohra Dawoodi community. The Bohras are a well-educated sect with a very good number of literates; it is a surprise that ‘Khatna’ (circumcision) is still performed in this community. Female circumcision practiced by the Bohras is a very good example, as to how some social norms over time become institutionalized. This paper tries to understand why female circumcision is still practiced in the Bohra community, and it is also an attempt to give readers awareness on the practice.
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Reshma Sarah Easo, Varsha K
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