Attorney Claims a Mosque Paid Michigan Doctors to Perform Female Genital Mutilation

Attorney: Mosque paid doctor to perform genital cuttings on girls

CLOSE A local mosque was paying a physician to perform female genital mutilation on young girls, an attorney serving as a guardian for the doctor’s children alleged in court Tuesday. The disclosure occurred during a hearing in which the state is seeking to terminate the parental rights of Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, 44, of Northville, the lead defendant in Detroit’s historic genital cutting case.

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Attorney Cynthia Nunez, the guardian of the children of one of the doctors accused of performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls in Michigan, has claimed that a local mosque paid for the surgeries.

The court held a hearing on Tuesday “in which the state is seeking to terminate the parental rights of Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, 44, of Northville, the lead defendant in Detroit’s historic genital cutting case.”

Female Genital Mutilation charges tied to religious sect in metro Detroit

Female Genital Mutilation charges tied to religious sect in metro Detroit