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41. 2025 Comedy Show & Auction Sponsor Spotlight: Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... in some way, click here to donate. Today, we’re highlighting Zehra Patwa, who currently serves as Chair of the Sahiyo US Advisory Board. She is also the co-founder of WeSpeakOut, an organization that ...
Created on 06 March 2025
42. Legislative Updates: Connecticut Moves Closer to Passing a Bill to Support Survivors of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... so many other girls in communities who practice FGM/C, went through.  I thank Lt Governor Susan Bysiewicz, chair of the Governor's Council on Women and Girls, and Rep Gillian Gilchrest, along with all ...
Created on 18 February 2025
43. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... U.S.’s Advisory Board Chair and co-founder of WeSpeakOut.  When she was in her 40s, Patwa discovered that FGM/C was taking place in the Dawoodi Bohra community she belongs to. “I was shown an interview ...
Created on 20 October 2024
44. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Arefa Cassoobho
(News & Blog)
... if you, too, would like to contribute in some way,  click here to donate auction items, money, or sponsor the event. Today we’re profiling Arefa Cassoobhoy, who served as the chair of the Sahiyo U.S. ...
Created on 06 March 2024
45. Turning Grief into Purpose
(News & Blog)
... a global scale. As the Chair of the Commission on Women's Rights and Human Rights, she serves as a passionate advocate for change through her active involvement with the Youth Council for Global Sustainable ...
Created on 12 January 2024
46. L'Oréal Paris Inducts Ten Extraordinary Changemakers into Its Signature Philanthropic Initiative, Women of Wort
(News & Blog)
... Cassidy (New York, NY), Founder & Chairwoman of Twilight Wish Foundation, Cass Forkin (Jamison, PA), Activist, Founder and Executive Director of Climate Cardinals, Sophia Kianni (McLean, VA), Co-Founder ...
Created on 07 August 2023
47. A conversation with Washington activist Absa Samba: SB 5453 a product of collaboration and persistence
(News & Blog)
... offer and invited other chairs of different Committees in the Senate to come to that, and it was at that point that I realized I was taking on more than I could afford to at the time. So I was connected ...
Created on 07 March 2023
48. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... connected to Sahiyo in various ways, as a partner with WeSpeakOut, a retreat organizer, a volunteer, and now, as Vice-Chair of the Advisory Board. Why did you decide to become a donor for Sahiyo’s Inaugural ...
Created on 25 February 2023
49. Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 
(News & Blog)
... de Montpellier in France.  Zehra serves on several Boards, including Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS), and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Sahiyo US Advisory Board. After discovering ...
Created on 21 September 2022
50. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... Advisory Board chair, internal medicine physician, and chief medical editor of EverydayHealth.com Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy. Panelists included poet, playwright, filmmaker, and producer Dena Igusti (they/them), ...
Created on 01 August 2022
51. You are not alone
(News & Blog)
... from Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and another Masters in Development Studies from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Maryan is a Co-Chair of the board of End FGM Canada Network. ...
Created on 31 May 2022
52. Sahiyo speaks at the ABA International Law Section Annual Conference
(News & Blog)
... journalist, and activist working towards gender equality and the elimination of FGC to discuss legal tools and other measures that have been adopted to end this practice worldwide. Program Chair:   Sandrine ...
Created on 11 May 2022
53. DC’s “Female Genital Mutilation Prohibition Act of 2021”
(News & Blog)
On February 28th, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, convened a public hearing to consider Washington DC District Bill 24-0516, the “Female Genital ...
Created on 11 March 2022
54. Introducing the Speakers for ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
... Co-Chair of the Medical Advisory Panel, FPA India. He also serves as a member of the Technical Advisory Group on Maternal and Child Health and the Technical Sub Committee for Sexual Reproductive Health ...
Created on 14 January 2022
55. Sahiyo staff join panel on FGM/C with Drexel University faculty and students
(News & Blog)
... with the UNICEF Unite Club at Drexel University, this panel featured three other speakers: Mark Woodland, M.D., activist Cecirahim Sesay, and activist Nera Fernando. Dr. Woodland is a professor and chair ...
Created on 16 April 2021
56. Looking Back: Sahiyo at CSW/MALA's March 2019 Even
(News & Blog)
... Minnesota House of Representatives Andrea G. Bottner, J.D., Senior Advisor- Independent Women’s Forum Asad Zaman, M.D Zehra Patwa, WeSpeakOut Co-Founder and Sahiyo Vice-Chair ...
Created on 03 September 2019
57. Sahiyo's Second Annual Retreat: A Space for Healing and Reflectio
(News & Blog)
... had just broken her silence as an FGM survivor, reinforcing that FGM transcends race, religion, and geography. As advisory board chair of Sahiyo, I felt privileged to see the organization’s work in action.  ...
Created on 16 July 2019
58. Female Genital Cutting Diaries: Addressing the chief in Mali
(News & Blog)
... FGC. None of my friends could identify the girls. My translator suggested we try to interview the girls I photographed in a different series I also had with me called The Chair Portraits. Since the girls ...
Created on 28 May 2019
59. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Zehra Patwa
(News & Blog)
... education, and collaboration based on community involvement. This month, we are pleased to highlight Zehra Patwa, who has graciously agreed to serve as the Vice-Chair for our inaugural U.S. Advisory ...
Created on 08 April 2019
60. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Maryum Saifee
(News & Blog)
... education, and collaboration based on community involvement. This month, we are pleased to highlight Maryum Saifee, who has graciously agreed to serve as the Chair for our inaugural U.S. Advisory Board. ...
Created on 14 January 2019