Members of the Muslim sect authorities have linked to local cases of female genital mutilation say the Dawoodi Bohra do not support breaking the law. A statement released by an organization that describes itself as representing the Detroit Dawoodi Bohra community says "any violation of U.S. law is counter to instructions to our community members" and "does not reflect the everyday lives of the Dawoodi Bohras in America."
According to the statement, a congregation in Detroit was last reminded to follow U.S. laws in May of 2016, and a Minneapolis congregation was reminded in March of 2016.…