Short Report: FGC in India

The Dawoodi Bohra community is the only group in India known to carry out female genital cutting (FGC) regularly. It has been suggested that FGC may be occurring on a smaller scale in other groups (such as the Sulemani Bohras and a sub-sect of Sunnis in Kerala), but no surveys of size have been conducted in these communities. The findings in this Short Report, therefore, only relate to the practice as undertaken by the Dawoodi Bohra, unless otherwise indicated.