Is FGM banned in Bahrain?
No specific ban
No legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
Bahrain is one of 25 countries classified “No specific ban” for female genital mutilation — 26% of the 95 with data. (Also searched as FGM.)
Source
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Qatar
- No specific ban No specific legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
- United Arab Emirates
- No specific ban No specific legal ban on FGM in UAE as of March 2020, though prohibited in state hospitals and clinics.
- Kuwait
- No specific ban Kuwait has no specific legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
- Saudi Arabia
- No specific ban No specific legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
- Oman
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal under criminal law provision 33.
- Iran
- Specifically banned FGM is criminalized under the Islamic Penal Code of 2013 with specific penalties.
Other laws in Bahrain
- Abortion
- Illegal (with exceptions)
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