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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
TopicDawoodi Bohra

Topic: Dawoodi Bohra

Bohra Muslim women are fighting against FGM anonymously—they fear community boycott

After more than seven years of pendency, the Supreme Court is set to hear a PIL regarding a complete ban on Female Genital Mutilation within the Dawoodi Bohra community.

Project Rise: How Dawoodi Bohras are tackling malnutrition crisis in Maharashtra’s tribal belt

In collaboration with govt & non-profit, project aims to build trust, improve nutrition. It has shown measurable success in Nandurbar district, now under implementation in Chandrapur.

A short film against ‘Khafz’ has no end credits—Makers scared of social boycott

The film starts with a couple defending ‘Khatna’ or female genital mutilation against the narrator’s arguments. By the end, they’re asking for the latest research on the practice.

PM Modi to visit 11th century Al-Hakim Mosque in Egypt tomorrow — why this is significant

Al-Hakim mosque in Cairo was restored by Egyptian government in collaboration with the Dawoodi Bohra community, a loyal vote base of BJP in India. It was reopened to public in February.

Bohra Muslim leader wrong to say khafz isn’t female genital mutilation. Let Modi govt ban it

From Khafz among Bohras to Khitan in Indonesia—female genital mutilation is known by different names in over 90 countries.

‘Neither PM nor CM, I’m family’: In Dawoodi Bohra outreach, Modi recalls ties since Gujarat days

PM was speaking at inauguration of the Mumbai campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, community's premier educational institute, where he shared stage with Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin.

‘Visiting my own family,’ says PM Modi at inauguration of Dawoodi Bohra academy in Mumbai

The Prime Minister spoke highly of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin -- the current leader of the world’s Dawoodi Bohras and also the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq.

Bring legislation to ban female genital mutilation, religious leader writes to PM Modi

In a letter, Taher Fakhruddin also raised concerns about another practice, khafz, that's carried out on young Bohra girls in 'unhygienic, unsanitary and unsafe conditions'.

Modi wants BJP to reach out to two very different Muslim groups. All about Pasmandas & Bohras

Pasmandas make up 80-85% of India's Muslim population and have long been wooed by political parties. The more affluent Bohras, largely from Gujarat, are traditionally BJP supporters.

Munaf Kapadia details his extraordinary journey from Google to Bohra food in new book

'How I Quit Google to Sell Samosas’ by Munaf Kapadia, published by HarperCollins, will be released on 10 April on ThePrint's 'SoftCover'.

On Camera

Why India should launch a gold amnesty scheme to shore up national reserves

Instead of fighting the citizens' love for gold, the government could integrate it into the formal economy through a strategic buyback.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.