Conviction in First Australian FGM Trial

At the first FGM trial in Australia, a mother, midwife and a sheikh were found guilty. All three were members of the same small Shia muslim sect, the Dawoodi Bohras. The case began when two young girls reported the FGM to a school social worker.

Read more at: http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/11/12/mother-midwife-and-sheikh-guilty-in-australias-first-genital-mutilation-trial/

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