Monthly Archive

August 2017

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 7 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

23 Aug

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Looking to Revamp Sahiyo’s Website

Sahiyo is looking to build a stronger website that communicates our mission and work as a storytelling organization. To that end, we are collecting feedback on our website to help us determine what ne... read more..

Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Shabana Feroze

19 Aug

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Shabana Feroze

Based in Bahrain, Shabana Feroze is a Bahraini citizen originally from India. She started volunteering with Sahiyo in April 2017 and is the owner of advertising agency The Silver Kick Company and co-o... read more..

18 Aug

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo co-founder curates a week-long Twitter discussion on FGC

From July 3 to July 7, Sahiyo co-founder Aarefa Johari was invited to curate @MuslimVoicesIN, a Twitter handle run by a group of progressive Indian Muslims. The handle celebrates the plurality of Musl... read more..

Sahiyo hosts its second Thaal Pe Charcha event for Bohra women

16 Aug

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo hosts its second Thaal Pe Charcha event for Bohra women

On July 1, Sahiyo conducted its second ‘Thaal Pe Charcha’ event which was attended by 20 women from the Dawoodi Bohra community. Thaal Pe Charcha (TPC), which loosely translates as “having discussions... read more..

14 Aug

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Female Genital Cutting is being practiced in Kerala too: Sahiyo investigation

by Aarefa Johari and Aysha Mahmood (Read the Malayalam version of this report here.) The practice of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in India has so far been associated only with the Dawoodi Bohra ... read more..

പെൺസുന്നത്ത്/ചേലാകർമ്മം കേരളത്തിലും ഒരു സഹിയോ അന്വേഷണം

14 Aug

News & Blog

Sahiyo

പെൺസുന്നത്ത്/ചേലാകർമ്മം കേരളത്തിലും ഒരു സഹിയോ അന്വേഷണം

– ആരിഫാ ജോഹരി , ആയിഷ മഹ്മൂദ് എന്നിവരുടെ കണ്ടെത്തലുകൾ. (Read the English version of this report here.) ഇന്ത്യയിൽ പെൺകുട്ടികളുടെ ചേലാകർമ്മം, ഇന്ന് വരെ ദാവൂദി ബോഹ്‌റാ വിഭാഗക്കാരുടെ ഇടയിലും മറ്... read more..

10 Aug

Programs

Sahiyo

Thaal Pe Charcha

Thaal Pe Charcha Thaal Pe Charcha (TPC), which loosely translates as “having discussions while eating food”, is a flagship Sahiyo program where Bohra women are brought together in a private, informa... read more..