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41. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... 2021 Stories Award Finalist, 2021 LMCC Governor’s Island Resident, 2021 Broadway For Racial Justice Inaugural Casting Directive Fellow, 2020 Seventh Wave Editorial Resident, 2020 Ars Nova Emerging Leaders ...
Created on 25 May 2022
42. CSW Virtual Parallel Event - “Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... of and feel the capacity to fulfil their duty to ensure the protection of women’s rights.  A short clip from Giselle Portenier’s award-winning documentary ‘In the name of your daughter’ was shown. This ...
Created on 17 March 2022
43. Introducing the Speakers for ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
On January 20th at 4:30 IST, Sahiyo will host a webinar titled ‘How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia,’ which will feature a panel discussion with medical experts ...
Created on 14 January 2022
44. Sahiyo’s Book Club Holds Second Event In February 
(News & Blog)
... based out of Washington DC. Through SLH LLC, we reach out to the underprivileged, just not in economic spheres but also to those women, who voices have been silenced.   Shabnam is an award winning author ...
Created on 05 January 2022
45. Sahiyo’s Book Club to hold second event in February
(News & Blog)
... is an award winning author of her memoir called A Fractured Life, which was published in the USA in 2018. At the age of 57, after decades of silence, Shabnam found her voice and her strength through the ...
Created on 04 January 2022
46. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Nesha Abiraj
(News & Blog)
... the first person originally from Trinidad & Tobago to be accepted into that program. It also led to me becoming the first person from Trinidad & Tobago to be awarded the Schuette fellowship in Global Health ...
Created on 10 December 2021
47. Absence of female genital cutting laws in India: An issue that requires immediate action
(News & Blog)
... challenge before the courts. In recent years, courts have come to realise that the right to equality should be awarded more weight. Discrimination solely on the basis of one’s gender is highly dishonourable ...
Created on 22 September 2021
48. Remembering Egyptian feminist’s heroic fight against female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... was the founder and president of the Arab Women’s Solidarity Association and co-founder of the Arab Association for Human Rights. She has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, ...
Created on 08 August 2021
49. Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2 (2022-02-03)
(Events Calendar/Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2)
... In 2015, she co-founded Sahiyo, an award-winning, transnational organization with the mission to empower Asian communities to end FGC.  Karen McDonnell, Ph.D., is a public health program evaluation and ...
Created on 21 January 2022
50. Engaging Survivors of FGM/C Training #2 for Asian Women’s Shelter Volunteers (2022-06-30)
(Events Calendar/ Engaging Survivors of FGM/C Training #2 for Asian Women’s Shelter Volunteers)
Engaging Survivors of FGM/C Training #2 for Asian Women’s Shelter Volunteers This training was produced by Sahiyo under 15POVC-21-GG-00988-NONF, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of ...
Created on 29 June 2022
51. Understanding Social Norms to End Female Genital Cutting (2022-07-01)
(Events Calendar/Understanding Social Norms to End Female Genital Cutting)
... journalist and winner of the Chameli Devi Jain Award. We are delighted to have Maryan Abdikadir and Molly Melching as our distinguished guest speakers. Maryan Abdikadir is a survivor and activist ...
Created on 29 June 2022
52. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor (2022-06-23)
(Events Calendar/A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor)
... 2021 Stories Award Finalist, 2021 LMCC Governor’s Island Resident, 2021 Broadway For Racial Justice Inaugural Casting Directive Fellow, 2020 Seventh Wave Editorial Resident, 2020 Ars Nova Emerging Leaders ...
Created on 29 June 2022
53. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration Live Kick-Off Event (2023-03-08)
(Events Calendar/Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration Live Kick-Off Event)
... Judgment, and cohost of the award-winning podcast, #GoodMuslimBadMuslim. Join us to support an important cause and an evening of entertainment, comedy, and more! Secure your tickets today: https://bit.ly/Sahiyo2023KickOff ...
Created on 05 February 2023
54. Trauma of Female Genital Mutilation (18 March 2025)
(Events / Training)
... CDC and WHO and has led efforts to improve culturally competent care for refugee communities. Dr. Johnson-Agbakwu has received numerous national awards for her contributions to medical education, humanism, ...
Created on 14 March 2025
55. Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Video Screening & Discussion with Survivors of FGM/C in Washington State (13 June 2024)
(Events / Screening)
... their own narratives and status quo.  Sahiyo U.S. is an award-winning organization, formed in 2015 as an advocacy collective of South Asian survivors of FGC to address the lack of acknowledgment of FGC ...
Created on 05 June 2024
56. Virtual Briefing: Prevention & Response: How to Protect Washington’s Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (08 May 2024)
(Events / Webinar)
... their own narratives and status quo.  Sahiyo U.S. is an award-winning organization, formed in 2015 as an advocacy collective of South Asian survivors of FGC to address the lack of acknowledgment of FGC ...
Created on 30 April 2024
57. Meet Farzana Doctor, author of SEVEN (09 November 2023 19:00)
(Events / Sahiyo Book Club )
Date: November 9, 2023 Tme: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3PvYKoe  Join Sahiyo for a virtual discussion with Farzana Doctor, award-winning author of the novel Seven, which was ...
Created on 22 September 2023
58. Global Woman Awards (30 September 2023 11:30)
(Events / Webinar)
Each year, Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation honors people who have contributed meaningfully to the campaign against FGM with the Global Woman Awards. Sahiyo's U.S. Executive Director, Mariya Taher, ...
Created on 01 September 2023
59. AFTTAP-Hosted Webinar on Digital Storytelling (01 August 2023 10:30)
(Events / Webinar)
... research, policy, program development, and direct service. In 2015, she cofounded Sahiyo, an award-winning, transnational organization with the mission to empower Asian and other communities to end female ...
Created on 10 July 2023
60. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration Live Kick-Off Event (08 March 2023 20:00)
(Events / Fundraising Event)
... Muslim, Iranian-American comedian, story producer at Snap Judgment, and cohost of the award-winning podcast, #GoodMuslimBadMuslim. Join us to support an important cause and an evening of entertainment, ...
Created on 28 March 2023