Kameel Ahmady researched controversial issues such as child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iran
Women will also no longer need a permit from male members of their families to travel with their children
Victims are usually between four and five years old but are impacted for years
People believe mutilation is affiliated with religion, but is not mentioned in Quran or bible
Groups of Bohra women have called for the Indian government to ban the ritual
The World Health Organisation classifies rituals like khatna as female genital mutilation
Indian-origin doctor accused of carrying out FGM for 12 years from a medical office in Michigan
Female circumcision has been practised for generations across Indonesia
Worldwide, more than 200 million girls and women are believed to have undergone female genital cutting or mutilation
The scholar later retracted his comments, claiming that he had been joking and Islam does not call for FGM