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81. Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 
(News & Blog)
... Appeals and as a consultant to the Washington law firm Baker & Miller, PLLC. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Bennington College in Vermont in 1995 and a Juris Doctor Degree from the Washington ...
Created on 21 September 2022
82. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... limited the amount of care non-binary FGC survivors can benefit from. Dena, Afiqa, and Umme often found they had to create their own language for themselves, as their experiences were not considered in ...
Created on 01 August 2022
83. Reflection on Sahiyo webinar: Understanding Social Norms to end Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... FGC is not beneficial to women, and that these false beliefs were passed on to keep the practice in place, she decided against it for her daughter. Her daughter was shamed, ridiculed, and questioned for ...
Created on 01 August 2022
84. PRESS RELEASE: Dozens of Survivors of Female Genital Cutting Share Stories on New ‘Voices To End FGM/C’ Website
(News & Blog)
... with their own voices, words, and perspectives. Over 50 storytellers have benefitted from Voices over the past five years, and I am grateful to be one of them." ~ Aarefa Johari, co-founder and trustee, ...
Created on 29 July 2022
85. Gender-Affirming Treatments are not Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... similar to FGC in that they are both unnecessary. Yet, gender-affirming care has medical benefits (e.g. improving mental health), while FGC does not. In fact, FGC often leads to harmful psychological outcomes, ...
Created on 22 March 2022
86. How I took part in the Each One, Reach Bhaiyo Campaign: My experience with different Bhaiyos 
(News & Blog)
... that this was never spoken about in his family or community life. He studied about it in detail and came to the conclusion that Khatna has no medical benefits as is often told. He started being active ...
Created on 22 March 2022
87. Consent and gender imbalance: their role in female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... about whether these practices are medically beneficial or not? Following this logic, the justification for carrying out this practice is the fact that it will have some medical benefits: let’s cut a part ...
Created on 10 February 2022
88. Reflecting on the 'How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia' webina
(News & Blog)
... Though there are no  health benefits to medicalised FGC, there is often a misguided belief that the procedure is safer when medicalised. The medicalisation of FGC refers to situations in which FGC is practised ...
Created on 09 February 2022
89. Reflecting on the launch of the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... serves as its companion. The Guidance sets out how to obtain high quality data whilst respecting key ethical principles such as respect for human dignity, autonomy, truth, justice and beneficence. Ethical ...
Created on 08 February 2022
90. Sahiyo partners with FAWCO to lead an educational webinar on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States
(News & Blog)
... practicing communities, as well as the individual and collective benefits of creating positive social change through empowerment. It was evident that this had informed Sahiyo’s own unique approach to supporting ...
Created on 01 November 2021
91. End FGM - Save our daughters
(News & Blog)
... sexual desires. In some countries, it’s illegal, but India has no laws against khatna or FGM/C. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers it harmful for girls in many ways and has no health benefits. ...
Created on 30 September 2021
92. Voices reflection: Storytelling as a powerful medium
(News & Blog)
... these discussions.   If you are thinking of doing the Voices workshop, DO IT. Not only will you benefit from it personally, but you will be helping other people by telling your story. Also, it’s okay ...
Created on 18 August 2021
93. Saved by a lie: A story of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... my mother resorted to the only way she knew to keep me safe, by telling everyone that the deed was already done. My paternal grandmother, who was hell bent on getting me circumcised like all my cousins ...
Created on 18 April 2021
94. In the Name of Your Daughter: A film for change
(News & Blog)
... and sexual dysfunction. Additionally, arresting parents may not be effective for long-term change, as it is not to the benefit of the child in many cases and the girls will likely still be cut. Immediate ...
Created on 28 February 2021
95. Is legal action against female genital cutting enough to end the practice?
(News & Blog)
... on the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC) in India to a five-judge constitution bench. My documentary film, A Pinch of Skin, was quoted as evidence by the Supreme Court of India to establish the ...
Created on 20 October 2020
96. Dear Maasi: "Should I tell my new partner about my experience with khatna?
(News & Blog)
... information is always your choice, and there are some pros and cons to consider. Let’s start with the benefits: Benefit #1: Sharing your vulnerabilities can build intimacy and trust.  I think this ...
Created on 13 September 2020
97. Rejection of khatna must be a step in the liberation of Bohra women
(News & Blog)
... for four months; associating or travelling with strangers is frowned upon, and so on. Khatna confers absolutely no benefit, medical or moral, to the girls who are cut. It can be traumatic with long-lasting ...
Created on 13 August 2020
98. Protecting the girl child: The need for an anti-FGM law in India 
(News & Blog)
... anti-FGM law is still pending after being referred to a larger bench. Additionally, the Minister for Women and Child Development in 2017, who once sought a ban on FGM, later released a statement to say ...
Created on 06 August 2020
99. Massachusetts Senate passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... benefits to this practice. According to the Centers for Disease Control, half a million women and girls living in the U.S. have been cut or are at risk of FGM/C. Over fourteen thousand such women and girls ...
Created on 30 July 2020
100. Let’s Talk FGC: A fireside chat with Mariya Taher and Farzana Esmail
(News & Blog)
... we are trying to do.  Farzana: I completely agree. I think it becomes even more incumbent upon us to be able to come out and share these stories. Change can only come out if there are conversations happening ...
Created on 25 June 2020